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Japanese prisoner-of-war camp Morotai

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Amongst the three hundred thirty five Japanese prisoners held at Morotai are about one hundred who are listed as war criminals. These men are put to heavy work and treated differently from the remainder of the prisoners. Scenes show war criminals engaged in normal heavy labour under the supervision of the Indian troops who had previously been held captive by the Japanese. Other prisoners working in the vegetable gardens and prisoners being interrogated by Army Intelligence Officers. Japanese ABE, head of Japanese Secret Service in the Halmaheras, being questioned by VX19876 Major Wyvern Maxwell Phillips.

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AWM F07389