| Item title: | To Japanese officers and men on Tarakan Island |
| Title (romaji): | Tarakan Nihongun shôhei shokun |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/41 TXJ5) 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: | 7/9/41 TXJ5 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | TXJ5 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | ?/6/1945 to ?/7/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | LEAFLET DROPPING, PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Tarakan [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Borneo (Kalimantan)] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. This pamphlet was distributed among the Japanese servicemen who were left in Tarakan. It states that Tarakan was abandoned and cut off. So, instead of throwing away their lives, the soldiers should surrender. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:33:35 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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