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17 March 1942

DateMonday, March 18, 2013 at 2:57PM

US General Douglas MacArthur leaves Mindanao in the Philippines, with his staff and family, bound for Australia. They arrive in Darwin this evening, where he takes command of the Allied South-West Pacific forces.

Exiled anti-Dutch leader Sukarno meets with Japanese invaders on Sumatra and agrees to co-operate in their occupation of the Dutch East Indies.

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