| Item title: | The dream and the reality |
| Title (romaji): | Omoide |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/52 J123) 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 J123 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J123 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 16/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | 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. The message firstly reminds Japanese soldiers in the Pacific of the time before leaving Japan when they were full of hope and pride, and then compares that with the current situation in which they are repeatedly air-raided, have few supplies and suffer from malaria. The message states that all the dreams Japanese soldiers had before leaving for the South have completely disappeared. It stresses that defeat is an inevitable end to the war, which was not desired by the Emperor but instigated by the arbitrary decision of the military clique. 100,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 01/11/2002 12:56:36 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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