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Item title: A letter of thanks: officers and men of the Japanese forces
Title (romaji): Kanshajô ittsû kôgun shôhei ni hirô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J84)
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AJRP details
AJRP module: Australian War Memorial leaflets
AJRP series: Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets
AJRP sub-series:
AJRP folder:
Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: 7/9/12 J84
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J84
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, photocopy and mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 2/6/1943
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
Japanese unit names:
Names:
Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Australia
Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)
Content: This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. The leaflet introduces a copy of a letter of thanks supposedly written by a young Japanese prisoner of war. In the letter, he expresses his heartfelt gratitude to the staff of the Australian Red Cross Hospital and praises their devotion which made no distinction between friend or foe. 107,000 of them were printed.
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Last modified:09/12/2005 11:58:42 AM
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