| Item title: | To the defenders of Muschu Island |
| Title (romaji): | Mushûtô Nihongun shôhei shokun |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/16 JM34) 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: | 7/9/16 JM34 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | JM34 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/?/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | LEAFLET DROPPING, PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
| Japanese unit names: | |
| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Muschu Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape Wewak Area, Wewak] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet warns that the recent bombing and shelling of the Japanese base by the Allies was just beginning of the more serious attacks. It states that Japanese soldiers should surrender as they would be treated fairly as prisoners of war. |
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Other information | |
| Notes: | The Japanese text is written in spoken style rather than in written style. |
| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:31:35 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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