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The tape  consists of the following rushes:

1.   Admiral Halsey and Admiral Woolridge  celebrating the war victory   (00:02:10 - 00:02:50).

2.   Aircraft bringing Japanese envoys to surrender ceremony   (00:02:51 - 00:03:18)

3.   American soldiers meeting the Japanese  (00:03:19 - 00:03:33)

4.   Aerial view of buildings in Singapore;  Damaged buildings   (00:03:34 - 00:04:00)

5.   Indian troops arriving in Singapore  (00:04:01 - 00:04:20)

6.   Union Jack  (00:04:21 - 00:04:30)

7.   Japanese prisoners-of-war   (00:04:31 - 00:04:52)

8.   Expelling Japanese from Singapore, under supervision of Allied troops  (00:04:53 - 00:05:39)

9.   Japanese soldiers surrendering their swords after the war  (00:05:40 - 00:07:00)

10.  Japanese marching to prison camps  (00:07:01 - 00:07:15)

11.   Allied prisoners after the war  (00:07:16 - 00:07:56)

12.   Japanese soldiers removing prison barricades  (00:07:57 - 00:08:16)

13.   Cigarettes being distributed  (00:08:17 - 00:08:38)

14.   Undernourished prisoners-of-war walking down the street  (00:08:39  -  00:08:54)

15.    People  welcoming Allied troops back to Singapore  (00:08:55 - 00:09:23)

16.    Distributing "the Straits Times" newspaper  (00:09:24 - 00:10:20)

17.    Japanese prisoners-of-war clearing the Padang  (00:10:21 - 00:10:42)

18.    Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia,  inspecting the conditions of prison camps  (00:10:43 - 00:10:50)

19.    Lord Louis Mountbatten inspecting the parade  (00:10:51 - 00:11:20)

20.    Victory parade by the local population  (00:11:21 - 00:11:40)

21.    Chinese band marching down the street  (00:11:41 - 00:12:00)

22.    Flying and waving flags  (00:12:01 - 00:12:15)

23.    Flag being carried through the street  (00:12:16 - 00:13:00)

24.    Former Australian prisoners-of war being repatriated home from Singapore;  Being welcomed home on arrival in  Australia   (00:13:01 - 00:14:13)

25.    Families reunifying after the war  (00:14:14 - 00:14:40)

26.     Undernourished prisoners-of-war at Changi Prison camp  (00:14:41 - 00:15:30)

27.     Prisoners-of-war digging underground tunnels;  Preparing food in prison camp;  Lining up for food and shower;  Playing a bass fiddle in prison camp band;  radio sets  (00:15:31 - 00:17:24)

28.     Newspaper headlines:  Japan In War',  "Japan Attacks Singapore",  "Japan In War: Naval Bases",  "Japan Fighting Britain";  Distributing newspapers on the street   (00:17:25 - 00:17:42)

29.     Raising of cannons  (00:17:43 - 00:18:08)

30.     Japanese air force leaving in fighter planes;  Planes in the air   (00:18:09 - 00:19:12)

31.     Japanese planes dropping bombs;  Aerial view  (00:19:13 - 00:20:10)

32.      Map of Malaya showing Japan's military strategic planning before  the war (00:20:11 - 00:20:26)

33.      Japanese troops  moving into Malaya  (00:20:27 - 00:23:10)

34.      Japanese constructing bridges to facilitate transport of military vehicles and troops  (00:23:11 - 00:26:53)

35.      Japanese troops arriving in Malaya  via land and sea  (00:26:54  -  00:28:00)

36.      Damaged buildings  (00:28:01 - 00:28:18)

37.      Japanese troops  advancing  southwards  (00:28:19 - 00:29:00)

38.      Smoke from buildings after Japanese bombing  (00:29:01 - 00:29:14)

39.      Japanese plane dropping plane;  Aerial view  (00:29:15 - 00:30:07)

40.       Japanese troops on bicycle;  Military vehicles moving towards Johore Bahru  (00:30:08 - 00:33:30)

41.       Lieutenant General Yamashita in discussion with Japanese military officers  (00:33:31 - 00:33:50)

42.       Map of Singapore in the Japanese language  (00:33:51 - 00:35:04)

43.        Japanese troops arriving in Singapore  (00:35:05 - 00:35:15)

44.        Japanese bombing raids and battle scenes  (00:35:16 - 00:37:25)

45.        Damaged buildings  (00:37:26 - 00:38:59)

46.       Japanese troops moving through the jungle and the Causeway  (00:39:00 - 00:42:00)

47.        Battle scenes  (00:42:01 - 00:43:24)

48.        Japanese troops moving southwards from Kuala Lumpur   (00:43:25 - 00:44:00)

49.       Japanese dropping bombs from the air;  Battle  scenes   (00:44:01  -  00:44:50)

50.       Soldiers being taken as prisoners-of-war by the Japanese  (00:44:51  -  00:46:00)

51.        Lieutenant General Yamashita and his troops charging into Singapore  (00:46:01  -  00:47:55)

52.       Japanese plane dropping bomb from the air;  Japanese troops marching into Singapore;  Battle scenes  (00:47:56  -  00:51:20)

53.        British soldiers surrendering and being taken as prisoners-of-war (00:51:21  -  00:51:36)

54.        Japanese troops moving southwards from Kuala Lumpur  (00:51:37  -  00:53:50). Same as (48)  but from a different angle

55.        Japanese troops on bicycle;  Military vehicles moving towards Johore Bahru  (00:53:51  -  00:54:00).  Same as (40)  but from a different angle

56.        Lieutenant General Yamashita in discussion with Japanese military officers  (00:54:01  -  00:54:14). Same as (41)  but from a different angle

57.       Japanese attacks using cannons  (00:54:15  00:54:57)

58.       Japanese troops arriving by sea  (00:54:58  -  00:55:20)

59.       Lieutenant General  Percival and his troops on their way to Ford  Factory to meet Lieutenant General Yamashita  (00:55:21  -  00:56:03)

60.       Lieutenant General  Percival  and Lieutenant  General Yamashita  in discussion in Ford Factory  (00:56:04  -  00:56:50)

61.       British flag on the ground   (00:56:51  -  00:56:55)

62.       Japanese soldiers rejoicing upon the British surrender  (00:56:56  - 0 0:57:30)

63.       Japanese soldiers paying respect to the war dead  (00:57:31  -  00:59:03)

64.       Japanese troops arriving  in Singapore in military vehicles  (00:59:04  -  01:00:29)

65.       Prisoners-of-war  (00:01:30  -  01:01:28)

66.       Japanese soldiers saluting the Japanese flag with their swords before the official  British surrender (01:01:29  -  01:04:13)

67.       Soldiers lining  the street to welcome  the arrival of  Lieutenant General  Yamashita (01:04:14  -  01:05:54)

68.      Lieutenant General  Percival shaking hands with Lieutenant General  Yamashita before the official British surrender  (01:05:55  -  01:06:00)

69.      Lieutenant General  Yamashita  and officials surveying ruined battlefield  (01:06:01  -  01:09:11)

70.      Indian soldiers  in discussion using maps  (01:09:12  -  01:10:31)

71.      Ships on the sea with cannons  (01:10:32  -  01:14:35)

72.      Indian troops boarding ship  (01:14:36  -  01:15:49)

73.      Ships out at sea  (01:15:50  - 01:17:10)

74.      Local population welcoming the arrival of Allied troops at the dock;  Cheering along the streets   (01:17:11  -  01:19:19)

75.      Arrival of women soldiers  (01:19:20  -   01:20:28)

76.      Men filming the sea  (01:20:29  -  01:21:40)

77.      Arrival of Indian troops  (01:21:41  -  01:22:37)

78.      Marching troops  (01:22:38  -  01:22:50)

79.      Soldiers waving hands in celebration  (01:22:51  -  01:23:46)

80.      Japanese troops  (01:23:47  -  01:27:57)

81.      Local population welcoming the arrival of Allied troops at the dock  (01:27:58  -  01:29:59).  Same as (74) but taken from different angle

82.     Jubilant crowds  (01:31:00  -  01:31:30)

83.     British soldiers saluting  the Union Jack  (01:31:31  -  01:31:41)