Nihon Ôsutoraria ni kansha su [Japan thanks Australia].

Accession Number RC04883
Collection number Leaflets Collection (Far Eastern Liaison Office Leaflets) J17
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 16.7 cm x 16.5 cm
Object type Leaflet
Maker Far Eastern Liaison Office
Date made 13 November 1942
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 Batavia. It is accompanied by an English translation of the text. The message concerns Mr Imada Yoshitoshi, a Japanese civilian interned in Australia. He reportedly said on the radio, "The Australian treatment of Japanese POWs was very fair."