| Item title: | War news |
| Title (romaji): | Jôhô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (FELO JK11) 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: | FELO JK11 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | JK11 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/6/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Okinawa (Ryûkyû) [Japan–Formosa] |
| Content: | This is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. The leaflet reports the end of the Japanese resistance on Okinawa and the voluntary surrender of over 7,000 Japanese soldiers on the island. The message praises the courage of these POWs who decided to surrender so that they can live and assist the rebuilding of Japan after the war. |
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| Last modified: | 08/26/2005 12:14:12 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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