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ITEM FORM
Item title: Weekly war news, 12 February
Title (romaji): Senkyô shûhô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J267)
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AJRP details
AJRP module: Australian War Memorial leaflets
AJRP series: Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets
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AJRP folder:
Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: 7/9/12 J267
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J267
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 3 pages, mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 14/2/1945
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:Manila [Philippines, Luzon]
Honshû [Japan–Formosa]
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 is dated on 12 February 1945. This issue covers events such as the mopping-up operation by the Allies in Manila, the bombing of the Japanese mainland by B-29s, the blazing fire in Berlin after the bombing on 3 February, a new British offensive in Holland and the conference between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at the Black Sea. 100,000 of them were printed. 20,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Lae, 20,000 to Torokina, 18,600 to Hollandia, 20,000 to Darwin and 25,000 to Morotai. They were all dispatched on 19 February 1945.
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Last modified:08/26/2005 12:11:47 PM
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