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Leaflet, surrender, 1945

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Title
Leaflet, surrender, 1945
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
Military history
Propaganda
Japanese language
Photographs
Pamphlets
Category
4. World War II
Current holder
Bendigo Military Museum
Date
1945
Link
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5c624e7d21ea6904248d782f
Item number
3112
Access rights
Digitised
Language
English
Japanese
Description from source
Width: 25 centimetres, Height: 16 centimetres

Soiled paper leaflet printed both sides. Front side has a black & white photo of Asian farmers. Right side has Asian character writing. Bottom has English words in red colour. Rear page has 21 columns of Asian character writing. Left side has a red & blue 45 degree bar.
Bottom of front page: “The bearer has ceased resistance. Treat him in accordance with International Law. Take him to the nearest Commanding Officer. C-in-C Allied Forces”
Physical format
Pamphlets