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Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita and British Lieutenant General Arthur Percival discussed surrender terms at the Ford Motors Factory, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 15 Feb 1942

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Caption     Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita and British Lieutenant General Arthur Percival discussed surrender terms at the Ford Motors Factory, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 15 Feb 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Singapore, Singapore
Date 15 Feb 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   5707-03 HU 2770
 
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Photos on Same Day 15 Feb 1942
 
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Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 991 x 667 pixels



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1. Manuel Gil says:
15 Feb 2016 09:18:54 AM

There is a footage (no audio), where can be seen the firm gestures of Yamashita demanding what might be understood as unconditional surrender. Gen. Percival´s face looking seriously concerned

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