Proclamation Letter to the Filipino People

Title

Proclamation Letter to the Filipino People

Description

A proclamation letter from the Filipino President, Sergio Osmena, to the Filipino people during World War II. The proclamation letter was probably written soon after his return to the Philippine Islands with General Douglas MacArthur in October, 1944. The letter updates the people on the progress of the Allied forces. He calls for all Filipino people to do what they can to rally behind the Allied forces. He promises that no one will starve, as long as everyone does their part to help in the effort to expel the Japanese from the Philippine Islands. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas.

Creator

Osmeña, Sergio, 1878-1962

Date

1944

Is Part Of

Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)

Language

English

Identifier

PUA_MS70_009

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial Coverage

Philippines

Type

Still Image