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ITEM FORM
Item title: Weekly war news, 22 May
Title (romaji): Senkyô shûhô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J291)
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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 J291
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J291
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, mimeographed copy and print
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 22/5/1945
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING, PACIFIC WAR
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
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Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Nagoya [Japan–Formosa, Honshû, Aichi Prefecture]
Okinawa (Ryûkyû) [Japan–Formosa]
Tarakan [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Borneo (Kalimantan)]
Content: This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. It reports the intensifying bombing of mainland Japan, the continued fighting in Okinawa and the situation on Tarakan. 120,000 of them were printed. 60,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Darwin, 32,000 to Torokina and 30,000 to Lae. All the dispatchments were made on 28 May 1945.
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Last modified:08/26/2005 12:14:04 PM
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