'The Way to Safety, No. 3' propaganda leaflet

Title

'The Way to Safety, No. 3' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the return of General Douglas MacArthur to the Philippine Islands in 1944. It was probably airdropped to Japanese troops on the Philippine Islands soon after General MacArthur landed in October, 1944. The leaflet is a message from a Japanese officer that surrendered to the Allied Forces. It instructs his fellow officers to surrender to the Americans, as it is the only option for them. The leaflet gives the instructions for surrendering on the back side. It was intended to induce the surrender of Japanese troops by demoralizing them. It is numbered '3J3'. The leaflet is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. 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

Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch

Date

1944-1945

Is Part Of

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

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_063

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

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

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Rights

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

Spatial Coverage

Philippines

Type

Still Image