Senkyô shûhô [Weekly war news, 29 June].

Accession Number RC05231
Collection number Leaflets Collection (Far Eastern Liaison Office Leaflets) J300
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 20.3 x 16.3 cm
Object type Leaflet
Maker Far Eastern Liaison Office
Date made 29 June 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

A propaganda newspaper produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) during the Second World War. The item is written in Japanese and was distributed to Okinawa and Honshu. An English translation of the text is attached. Events covered by this issue are the end of the Okinawa campaign on 22 June 1945, the bombing of the Japanese mainland, the recapture of the Seria oil fields by Australian forces, the advance of Chinese forces up the coastline opposite Okinawa and the return of peace to Europe.