Pari no fukugen to Rûmania, Burugaria no kôwa [French retake Paris, Roumania accepts peace terms].

Accession Number RC05114
Collection number Leaflets Collection (Far Eastern Liaison Office Leaflets) J223
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 21.0 x 16.0 cm
Object type Leaflet
Maker Far Eastern Liaison Office
Date made 6 September 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
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 Melanesia and the Netherlands East Indies. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet reports the liberation of Paris from German occupation by its patriotic citizens on 23 August. It also mentions the acceptance of peace terms by the Romanian and the Bulgarian governments which originally allied themselves with Germany. The message emphasises that the German power in Europe is coming to the end.