Accession Number | RC05108 |
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Collection number | Leaflets Collection (Far Eastern Liaison Office Leaflets) J 217 |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Item |
Item count | 1 |
Measurement | Overall: 30.0 x 23.0 cm |
Object type | Leaflet |
Maker |
Far Eastern Liaison Office |
Date made | 17 August 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Nihongun shôhei shokun [To officers and men of the Japanese Army (pictorial leaflet)].
Description
A propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) during the Second World War. This leaflet is written in Japanese and was distributed to Australia, Melanesia and the Netherlands East Indies. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet includes a number of photos depicting the life of Japanese POWs in Australia. The text includes extracts from the Geneva Convention and details how POWs are treated at internment camps in Australia.