| Item title: | To officers and men of the Japanese Army |
| Title (romaji): | Nihongun shôhei shokun |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J174) 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 J174 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J174 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 3 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 24/3/1944 |
| 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: | Australia Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet discusses how POWs are treated at Australian camps in Australia. It mentions that they can have rice, have access to cooking facilities, receive medical treatment, etc. It stresses that all prisoners of war are treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention. 100,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:15:48 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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