NEW ZEALANDERS ON OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES IN JAPAN.—Members of the 22nd Battalion were among the first New Zealanders to start their occupational duties in Japan. They toolrover control of the repatriation centre at Senzaki from American troops 24 hours after they disembarked at Kure. These photographs show New Zealanders supervising the repatriation of Koreans who had been taken to Japan during the war for forced labour. In the picture on the left a New Zealand soldier is seen watching the checking of a Korean’s money by a Japanese customs official. Each Korean was allowed to take away 1000 yen.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24869, 8 May 1946, Page 8
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98NEW ZEALANDERS ON OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES IN JAPAN.—Members of the 22nd Battalion were among the first New Zealanders to start their occupational duties in Japan. They toolrover control of the repatriation centre at Senzaki from American troops 24 hours after they disembarked at Kure. These photographs show New Zealanders supervising the repatriation of Koreans who had been taken to Japan during the war for forced labour. In the picture on the left a New Zealand soldier is seen watching the checking of a Korean’s money by a Japanese customs official. Each Korean was allowed to take away 1000 yen. Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24869, 8 May 1946, Page 8
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