| Item title: | South Pacific Weekly No.27 |
| Title (romaji): | Minami Taiheiyô Shûhô dai 27 gô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/52 J168) 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: | 7/9/52 J168 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J168 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 5 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 12/2/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] New Britain [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Bougainville [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| 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. This issue whihch is dated 1 February 1944 covers events such as the cancellation of the annual poetry reading ceremony due to the illness of the Emperor, the Spring session of Sumo wrestling, the 84th session of the Diet, the sinking of Japanese warships, the construction of a large airfield in Bougainville by the Allied Forces, the bombings of Rabaul and the defeat of the Japanese at Cape Gloucester and the Huon Peninsula. The situation in Europe is briefly covered. 50,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 01/14/2002 04:38:17 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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