| Item title: | Roads, currents and coastal defences on the Huon Peninsula, New Guinea |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 12/10) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS research reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 12/10 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 12/- |
| Item: | RR-29 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 3 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 30/7/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PRISONERS OF WAR, RESEARCH, SURVEYING, ROAD TRANSPORT, COASTAL DEFENCES, AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS, BOOBY TRAPS |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Finschhafen [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Langemak Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Buso River–Finschhafen Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] Lae–Markham River Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) research report on booby traps used by the Japanese. The enquiry was received on 30 July 1943 and an answer despatched on 4 August 1943. It was a request for information on the topographical features (including roadways, high water marks, soil composition, vehicle access, local defences and offshore obstructions) of the Huon Peninsula, in particular the area between Buso and Buhem rivers, Cape Arkona, Hanisch Harbour and Finschhafen. The answer from ATIS stated that no prisoners of war had been takenwho had knowledge of the region's geography and the few maps captured were without detailed markings. The research report did contain information on ocean currents, tidal patterns and roads. It also refers to "terrain studies" of Lae, Finschhafen and the Lower Markham Valley. This information was sought in preparation for the Huon Peninsula campaigns which commenced in September 1943. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:29 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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