Senkyô gahô [Pictorial news].

Accession Number RC05134
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.
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.