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ITEM FORM
Item title: Weekly war news, 12 March
Title (romaji): Senkyô shûhô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J277)
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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 J277
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J277
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 15/3/1945
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:Tokyo [Japan–Formosa, Honshû]
Mandalay [Burma–Thailand, Burma]
Iwo Jima [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. This issue reports the bombing of Tokyo, the attack on Mandalay, the progress of the campaign on Iwojima and the situation in Europe. 100,000 of them were printed. 20,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Lae, 32,000 to Torokina, 32,000 to Darwin and 20,000 to Morotai. They were all dispatched on 22 February 1945.
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Last modified:08/26/2005 12:04:23 PM
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