| Item title: | South Pacific Weekly No.30 |
| Title (romaji): | Minami Taiheiyô Shûhô dai 30 gô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J178) 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 J178 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J178 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 7 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 6/4/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING, PACIFIC WAR |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Palau Island [Central Pacific, Caroline Islands] Truk Island [Central Pacific, Caroline Islands] Admiralty Islands [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Rabaul [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Kavieng [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Ireland] Ramu River Finisterre Range [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda newspaper produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. This issue deals with matters such as the rumours about the whereabouts of Wang Ching Wei, the rice harvest in 1943, the successful operations of the Allied Forces in the South Pacific and the losses inflicted on the Japanese Navy, the advancement of the Australian forces in the Ramu River and Finisterre Range area, the retreat of the Japanese from Palau and the situation in Burma. It also touches on the occupation of Hungary by the Nazis, the destruction of war industries in Germany and the radio speech of Prime Minister Churchill on 16 March 1944. 100,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:16:03 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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