| Item title: | South Pacific Weekly No.2 |
| Title (romaji): | Minami Taiheiyô Shûhô dai 2 |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J61) 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 J61 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J61 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 6 pages, print and mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 3/3/1943 |
| 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: | Papua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Guadalcanal [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Solomon Islands] |
| 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. Matters discussed include the retreat from Guadalcanal and Buna, the defeat of Germany in Russia, the defeat of the Axis in North Africa, war finance in Japan and sea transport. The purpose of the material appears to be to raise doubts about the credibility and capacity of the military leaders among Japanese soldiers. For instance, it quotes General TÔJÔ as saying that the Japanese retreated from Guadalcanal because it was no longer necessary to place troops there, and questions why then the Japanese defended it, causing the loss of 15 cruisers, 17 transport ships, 741 aircraft and 17,000 lives. 50,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:12:28 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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