| Item title: | Prisoner's letter - to officers and men of the Japanese Army |
| Title (romaji): | Nihongun shôhei shokun - ichi Nihongun heishi no tegami |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J295) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial leaflets |
| AJRP series: | Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | 7/9/12 J295 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J295 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 5 pages, mimeographed copy and print |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 12/6/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Torokina [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bougainville, Central Bougainville] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. It takes the form of a letter written by a Japanese prisoner of war to his comrades in New Guinea. He describes how well he has been treated in hospital in Torokina after being captured by the enemy. He urges his comrades to surrender rather than to choose a useless death. He mentions that, although he was made to believe that a prisoner of war would receive unbearable treatment under the Allied Forces, the way he has been treated is nothing like what he expected. He refers to a few events demonstrating how hospitable enemy soldiers are and expresses his gratitude for their kindness. 300,000 of them were printed. 40,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Darwin on 5 July 1945, 102,000 to Lae on 6 and 9 July 1945, 104,000 to Morotai on 9 July 1945 and 47,500 to Lae on 11 July 1945. |
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| Last modified: | 09/12/2005 11:56:26 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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