Accession Number | RC05134 |
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Collection number | Leaflets Collection (Far Eastern Liaison Office Leaflets) J245 |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Item |
Item count | 1 |
Measurement | Overall: 35.7 x 25.7 cm |
Object type | Leaflet |
Maker |
Far Eastern Liaison Office |
Date made | 13 December 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Senkyô gahô [Pictorial news].
Description
A pictorial propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) during the Second World War and distributed to Melanesia and the Philippines. An English translation of the text is attached. It is dated between 23 and 27 October 1944. The leaflet carries three pictures depicting the successful air operations by the Allied Forces off the Philippines. It also includes a rough map of Southeast and Northeast Asia. The text details the sinking of Japanese ships by the Allied Forces during the operation of 23 to 27 October 1944.