| Item title: | Japan's food problem |
| Title (romaji): | Nihon naichi ni okeru shokuryô mondai |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J304) 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: | 7/9/12 J304 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J304 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 3 pages, mimeographed copy and print |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 9/7/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | FOOD, PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa |
| Content: | This item is a pictorial propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. The leaflet concerns the food problem in Japan and the spread of some diseases as a result of severe food shortages. An English translation of the text is provided. 200,000 of them were printed. 20,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Morotai on 9 August 1945, 72,000 to Lae on 9 August 1945, and 32,000 to Darwin on 14 August 1945. 21,000 of them were destroyed on 24 August 1945. |
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| Last modified: | 08/26/2005 12:15:53 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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