| Item title: | Documents concerning the termination of the war |
| Title (romaji): | Shûsen ni kansuru shorui |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/299) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | AWM 82 captured Japanese documents |
| AJRP sub-series: | Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/299 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/299 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 20 pages, handwritten mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/8/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS |
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| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This item consists of summaries of the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Declaration, the announcement made by the Allied Forces on the Japanese radio and international treaties regarding POWs. The announcement on the radio concerned Japan's proposal to accept the conditions for surrender specified in the Potsdam Declaration and the Allied Power's reply to the proposal. The summary of international treaties on POWs provides the definition and status of POWs, treatment of POWs and disciplinary obligations of POWs. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Documents concerning the termination of the war |
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| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
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| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:08:05 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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