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Members of the Japanese Delegation Arrive at Nichols Field, Manila, Philippines

The sixteen-man Japanese delegation disembark from a C-54 transport plane after a flight from Ie Shima, Japan. The Japanese delegation was in Manila, Philippines to negotiate the terms of the Japanese surrender to end World War II. The delegation was greeted by Major General Charles A. Willoughby (far right). All others are unidentified.

Nichols Field, Manila as Members of the Japanese Delegation Arrive

The sixteen members of the Japanese delegation disembarking from a C-54 transport plan after a flight from Ie Shima to Nichols Field, Manila, Philippines. They are greeted by Major General Charles A. Willoughby from General Douglas MacArthur's staff. They came to Manila to negotiate the Japanese Surrender Agreement. This photograph was given to Colonel Westray B. Boyce during her tour of the Pacific Theatre during the Fall of 1945.