Letter of Instruction to the People of the Philippines
Title
Letter of Instruction to the People of the Philippines
Description
A letter from General Douglas MacArthur to the people of the Philippines. This letter was probably airdropped to the Filipino people soon after General MacArthur's return to the Philippines in October, 1944. The letter informs the citizens of his return and gives them a set of instructions. The letter calls for the hoarding of food and the obedience to the leaders that will soon be in place. It also instructs the Filipino people to engage in sabotage of the enemy. It gives several examples of how to harass the Japanese troops. 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
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Is Part Of
Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)
Subject
Leaflets dropped from aircraft
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources
Place
Philippines
Language
English
Identifier
PUA_MS70_004
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image