Item title: | South Pacific Weekly No.15, 11 July |
Title (romaji): | Minami Taiheiyô Shûhô dai 15 gô |
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Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J98) 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 J98 |
Inst. series: | Various |
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Item: | J98 |
Item qualities | |
Quantity / desc: | 6 pages, print and mimeographed copy |
Access: | Open |
Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
Creation date (d/m/y): | 27/7/1943 |
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: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) |
Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda newspaper produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. Matters covered by this issue which is dated on 11 July 1943 include the advance of the American forces to Rendova Island and New Georgia Island, the annihilation of the Japanese forces on Vanguna Island, the bombing of Japanese positions in the Salamaua area, the bombing of Rabaul, the bombing of the German industrial districts and Italian military sites, the Allied landing on Sicily and the Allied attacks on U-boats. It also discusses the political situation in Japan and the proposed scheme to train Japanese children for national defence. 50,000 of them were printed. |
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Last modified: | 01/29/2002 12:12:45 PM |
Source: | AJRP staff |
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