| Item title: | Military police (Kenpei) organisation and methods of operation |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 12/26) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| 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 12/26 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 12/- |
| Item: | RR-45 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 14 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Information report |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 14/9/1943 to 7/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | MILITARY PERSONNEL, MILITARY POLICE, PUNISHMENT, MILITARY REGULATIONS, NATIVES, ESPIONAGE, PRISONERS OF WAR, MORALE |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa Korea |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) research report on Japanese military police. The enquiry was received on 14 September 1943 and an answer despatched on 7 October 1943. The report contains a range of information about military police, including organisation, duties, counter-espionage duties, duties with regard to native people, combat responsibilities, duties concerning prisoners of war, the scope of their authority and the attitude of regular troops towards military police. An appendix lists the name, division and location of Japanese military police units in Japan, Formosa and Korea. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:51 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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