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Item title: Extraordinary announcement to Japanese soldiers on Bougainville
Title (romaji): Bôgenbiru ni okeru Nihongun shôhei ni tsugu (tokuhô)
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (FELO JK23)
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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: FELO JK23
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: JK23
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Item type: Unpublished, Official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): ?/8/1945
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
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Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Bougainville [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)]
Content: This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet reports the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the damage caused by the bomb. The message states that more atomic bombs will be dropped unless the Japanese High Command surrenders unconditionally in two days. The message urges the Japanese troops on Bougainville to surrender to the Australian forces rather than to waste their lives in the last days of the war.
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Last modified:08/26/2003 03:59:13 PM
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