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ITEM FORM
Item title: An incident in the Papuan campaign
Title (romaji): Papua senchû no ichi sôwa
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J72)
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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 J72
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J72
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, print and mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 9/4/1943
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
Japanese unit names:
Names: YAMAGATA, Maj Gen; DOI, Capt
Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)
Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Content: This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. It reports that Captain DOI and Major-General YAMAGATA were the first to escape from the battlefield when the situation began deteriorating during the Papuan campaign. 110,000 of them were printed.
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Last modified:07/23/2003 04:19:38 PM
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