| Item title: | News from home |
| Title (romaji): | Naichi-dayori |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/26 MXJ17) 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: | 7/9/26 MXJ17 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | MXJ17 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/7/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | LEAFLET DROPPING, PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Balikpapan Area [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Borneo (Kalimantan)] Borneo (Kalimantan) [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)] |
| Content: | This Japanese-language propaganda leaflet was produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office at the end of the Pacific War. An English translation of the text is attached. It states that major Japanese cities have been bombed heavily and that Iwojima has fallen to the Allies. A prominent Japanese critic, TOKUTOMI Sohô, had said that the fall of Saipan was crucial to Japan, and that the consequences of the loss of oil fields in Balikpapan and Milli will not affect the course of war. Thus, it urges Japanese troops to surrender to the Allies instead of wasting their lives. |
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| Last modified: | 07/08/2002 10:11:01 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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