'The Meaning of the Commonwealth' flier

Title

'The Meaning of the Commonwealth' 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. The leaflets were probably airdropped on the Philippine Islands soon after General MacArthur and President Osmena landed in October, 1944. The leaflet is a transcription of a speech given by President Osmena in Leyte. In the speech President Osmena reflects on the terms of the Philippine Commonwealth and the Filipino independence that was to be effective July 4th, 1946. President Osmena described the Filipino and American commonwealth as an example for the rest of the world. He states that not only will this date hold despite the war, but that the Filipino independence will be expedited as soon as the Japanese have been driven out of 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_016

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