Proclamation Letter to the Filipino People
Title
Proclamation Letter to the Filipino People
Description
A proclamation letter from the Filipino President, Sergio Osmena, to the Filipino people during World War II. The proclamation letter was probably written soon after his return to the Philippine Islands with General Douglas MacArthur in October, 1944. The letter updates the people on the progress of the Allied forces. He calls for all Filipino people to do what they can to rally behind the Allied forces. He promises that no one will starve, as long as everyone does their part to help in the effort to expel the Japanese from the Philippine Islands. 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
Osmeña, Sergio, 1878-1962
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_009
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image