| Item title: | Surrender leaflet "This man surrenders" |
| Title (romaji): | Kôfuku no kankokusho |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/1 A2) 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: | 7/9/1 A2 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
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| Item: | A2 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, print |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 25/7/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Aitape [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Aitape–Wewak Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] |
| Content: | This item is a leaflet calling on Japanese soldiers in Aitape to surrender to the Americans. Japanese soldiers are instructed to waive a copy of the leaflet to indicate their intention to surrender. On the back of the leaflet is a long printed message supposedly written by a Japanese soldier taken prisoners of war by the US forces. The unnamed Japanese prisoners of war argues that it is futile to continue fighting and urges his comrades to surrender. |
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| Last modified: | 09/12/2005 11:55:54 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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