| Item title: | Russia declares war on Japan |
| Title (romaji): | Roshia, Nihon ni sensen fukoku |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/5 BPXJ6) 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: | 7/9/5 BPXJ6 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | BPXJ6 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 page, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 9/8/1945 |
| 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 |
| Area: | Balikpapan Area [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Borneo (Kalimantan)] |
| Content: | This item appears to be an English translation of a Japanese-language propaganda news bulletin produced by the Allied Forces. It is not accompanied by a copy of the Japanese original. The bulletin reports that Russia declared war on Japan on 9 August 1945, in the wake of the demolition of Hiroshima by an atomic bomb on 6 August. Copies of the Japanese version were distributed in the Balikpapan Bay area. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:10:38 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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