'A Government of Law' flier

Title

'A Government of Law' flier

Description

A paper flier issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the return of General Douglas MacArthur and the Filipino President, Sergio Osmena, in 1944. It was probably airdropped on the Philippines in November soon after General MacArthur and President Osmena landed in October, 1944. The flier praises the efforts of the guerrilla fighters on the Philippine Islands and the Filipino citizens. It warns against the Filipino citizens retaliating against those that were disloyal to Americans or the Filipino government, prior to the return of General Douglas MacArthur and President Osmena. It emphasizes the importance of justice and due process. 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, 1878-1961

Date

1944

Is Part Of

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

Language

English

Identifier

PUA_MS70_015

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