'Truman's Statement' propaganda leaflet

Title

'Truman's Statement' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. The leaflets were probably airdropped to Japanese troops and citizens, soon after the end of the battle for Iwo Jima in March, 1945. It contains a speech by President Truman regarding the Japanese surrender. The letter puts the blame for the war on Japanese military leaders. The intent of the letter was to lower Japanese morale and induce the surrender of Japanese troops. The leaflet is numbered '112-J-1'. It 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

1945

Is Part Of

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

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_087

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Sources

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Rights

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

Spatial Coverage

Japan

Type

Still Image