| Item title: | Beware of the Mokka: the greatest enemy in the jungle |
| Title (romaji): | Mokka o osoreyo: nettaimitsurin chû saiaku no teki nari |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J85) 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 J85 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J85 |
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| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |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): | 19/5/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda material produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. It is a revised version of the item numbered 7/9/12 J22. This leaflet concerns a tropical disease spread by an insect called the mokka. The tropical disease is called Japanese River Fever. The disease is said to be fatal and is difficult to distinguish from malaria. The English translation notes that the leaflet is intended to cause uneasiness among Japanese troops in jungle areas. 60,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:13:00 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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