| Item title: | Formosans |
| Title (romaji): | Taiwan no shokun |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J221) 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 J221 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J221 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 3 pages, print and mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 15/9/1944 |
| 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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| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) |
| Content: | This is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office, targeting Formosan men in the Japanese forces. The message urges Formosan soldiers to surrender to the Allied Forces so as to return to their country after the war. It guarantees that they will be treated kindly and provided with food and medical treatment. The leaflet includes a large picture of Formosan POWs queuing for food and drinks. 50,000 of them were printed. 26,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Hollandia between 15 and 17 October 1944. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:17:40 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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