| Item title: | Soviet Union declares war against Japan |
| Title (romaji): | Sobieto Nihon ni sensen fukoku |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J316) 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 J316 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
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| Item: | J316 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 page, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 31/7/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. It announces that the Soviet Union declared war upon Japan. 100,000 of them were printed. 16,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Lae on 9 August 1945, 12,000 to Morotai on 9 August 1945, 8,000 to Balikpapan on 11 August 1945, and 28,000 to Darwin on 11 August 1945. 24,000 of them were destroyed on 24 August 1945. |
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| Last modified: | 08/26/2005 12:10:56 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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