The ''Hikari Kikan'' was the

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liaison office responsible for Japanese relations with the

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that replaced the ''

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''. It was initially headed by

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Bin Yamamoto, later replaced by

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Saburo Isoda. The ''Hikari Kikan'' recruited

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, Indians, and other

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domiciled in Japanese-occupied British Malaya and

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for

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missions against the Allies during

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*Chandra Bose to Nihon. By Joyce C. Lebra; Horie Yoshitaka; Fujiwara Iwaichi. Tokyo. Hara Shobo. 1968.
Four Lankans die in secret 'independence' war, Janaka Perera
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