| Item title: | The Omen of Rabaul |
| Title (romaji): | Inkan Rabauru ni ari |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J139) 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 J139 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J139 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 13/11/1943 |
| 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: | Bougainville [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet details the shipping losses suffered by the Japanese on 2 November at Rabaul. It reports that the lost shipping capacity amounted to 94,000 tons in total. The messages warns Japanese soldiers in New Guinea and Bougainville that, if the Japanese are losing their ships at the current rate, there may not be enough ships to evacuate them when the time comes. The message blames the Japanese High Command for leading Japan into the war. 100,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:14:33 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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