| Item title: | To the Commander of the Japanese Army in the Balikpapan-Samarinda Area |
| Title (romaji): | Barikkupapan-Samarinda chiku no gunshireikan dono |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/5 BPXJ9) 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: | 7/9/5 BPXJ9 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | BPXJ9 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 18/8/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Balikpapan [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Borneo (Kalimantan), Balikpapan Area] Samarinda [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Borneo (Kalimantan), Balikpapan Area] |
| Content: | This item is a copy of an announcement concerning the method of surrender, which was addressed to the commanders of the Japanese forces in the Balikpapan-Samarinda area. The message instructs that a party consisting of no more than three officers to be sent down, bearing a white flag and unarmed, to either the 19 kilo post on the Mentawir-Balikpapan road or by water to Tempadenong between 19 and 21 August 1945. Targets of the announcement included Japanese troops in Mentawir, Semoi, Sepkoe, Samarinda and Sanga Sanga. |
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Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:10:43 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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