'The Way to Safety, No. 4' propaganda leaflet

Title

'The Way to Safety, No. 4' 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. The leaflets were probably airdropped to the Japanese troops, soon after General MacArthur landed in October, 1944. It features a message from a Japanese prisoner of war addressed to his fellow Japanese troops. The text describes the humane treatment that he is receiving and urges his comrades to surrender as well. The back of the leaflet give instructions to Japanese troops on how to surrender to Americans. The intent of this leaflet is to induce the surrender of Japanese troops by demonstrating the humane treatment troops will recieve from the Allied Forces. It is numbered '4J3'. 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_064

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