Proclamation of Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands
Title
Proclamation of Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands
Description
A proclamation letter written by General Douglas MacArthur to the Filipino people during World War II. The proclamation was probably airdropped to the Filipino people soon after General MacArthur's return to the Philippine Islands in October, 1944. The proclamation declares that the government set-up during the Allied Forces absence is null and void. The only government that will be recognized is the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands, under the supreme authority of the Government of the United States. 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_007
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image