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ITEM FORM
Item title: South Pacific Weekly No.18, 17 August
Title (romaji): Minami Taiheiyô Shûhô dai 18 gô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J107)
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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 J107
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J107
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 7 pages, print and mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 26/8/1943
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
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Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)
Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Content: This item is a Japanese-language propaganda newspaper produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. This issues is dated on 17 August 1943. It reports on the Genrôs' (elder statesmen) meeting called by Prime Minister TÔJÔ, the resignation of Mussolini and its impact on Japanese politics, General YAHAGI's statement on the war situation, the fall of Munda, the number of planes and vessels lost by Japan, and the Independence of Burma. It also discusses the war situation in Europe against Germany and the warfare in the Mediterranean. 50,000 of them were printed.
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