| Item title: | Message urging Japanese soldiers on Biak Island to surrender |
| Title (romaji): | Biaku-tô Nihongun ni tôkô o unagasu messeiji |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/1 A3) 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: | 7/9/1 A3 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
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| Item: | A3 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, printed |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/5/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Biak Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] |
| Content: | This item is a small leaflet noting that the bearer has ceased resistance and must be treated in accordance with the International Law concerning POWs. There is a message in Japanese from the Commander-in-Chief of the US forces in Biak on the back of the leaflet, which urges Japanese soldiers to surrender. The messages states that it is no use continuing resistance as all ammunition and supplies have run out and their commander, Colonel KUZUME, has committed suicide. The message ends with the quote, "Yesterday's enemies become today's friends". The leaflet is accompanied by an English translation of the Japanese message. |
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| Last modified: | 08/26/2003 04:00:41 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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