Latest pictures of starved, diseased Indonesians as left by the retreating Japanese in the now liberated territory of Netherlands New Guinea. These once healthy men and boys were brought in great numbers by the Japanese to the forward area as forced labour. They were either kidnapped or coerced under all sorts of false pretences. Three Javanese, after their gruelling experience. One of them is simply covered with unattended filthy wounds and sores. August 14, 1944. (Photo by Netherlands Indies Government Information Service).