'Treatment of Prisoners' propaganda booklet

Title

'Treatment of Prisoners' propaganda booklet

Description

A propaganda booklet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the return of General Douglas MacArthur to the Philippine Islands in 1944. The booklet was probably airdropped to the Japanese troops on the Philippine Islands soon after General MacArthur landed. It contains photographs of Japanese troops that have surrendered and are in the care of the Allied Forces. The identities of the troops are obscured to protect their families against retaliation. The photographs feature Japanese troops doing artwork, smoking, being care for in a hospital and eating. It was meant for all Japanese troops still fighting to induce their surrender by showing the humane treatment they will receive once they surrencer. The leaflet is numbered '7J1'. 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

1944-1945

Is Part Of

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

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_027

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