Nihongun e no keikoku irasutoga [Lanterns with warnings to soldiers]. Accession Number: RC04884

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A pictorial propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office and distributed to Melanesia during the Second World War. The English translation notes that the leaflet is designed to cause among Japanese troops in isolated and dangerous positions distrust against their own military leaders. Five Japanese lanterns are drawn on each side of the leaflet. On one side, there are short phrases warning about espionage. The messages on the other side of the leaflet criticise the inability of the Japanese military leadership.

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Accession Number
RC04884
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Leaflet
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
27 September 1943
Collection number
J115
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Item
Item Count
1
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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