Major Otsu (left), Japanese envoy who met the Australian commander in Bougainville, with his flag-bearer as they arrived at the Miro River to receive the surrender terms. The bottom picture shows Major Otsu pointing out the position of minefields on a map of Bougainville. He stated that in some cases he could not give the exact location, as some of the minefields had been down two years.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 48, 25 August 1945, Page 7
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67Major Otsu (left), Japanese envoy who met the Australian commander in Bougainville, with his flag-bearer as they arrived at the Miro River to receive the surrender terms. The bottom picture shows Major Otsu pointing out the position of minefields on a map of Bougainville. He stated that in some cases he could not give the exact location, as some of the minefields had been down two years. Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 48, 25 August 1945, Page 7
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