JAPANESE AGENTS INVESTIGATE
THE SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP OF ISLANDS
IN THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA

Japanese Agents investigated the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria to determine their suitability as an area to land troops and equipment from Indonesia.

REFERENCES

"Shadows Dancing - Japanese Espionage against the West 1939 - 1945"
by Tony Matthews

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