'I Cease Resistance' propaganda leaflet

Title

'I Cease Resistance' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the return of General Douglas MacArthur to the Philippine Islands in 1944. The leaflets were probably airdropped to Japanese troops on the Philippine Islands soon after General MacArthur landed in October, 1944. One side features a Japanese soldier that has surrendered being treated well by the Americans. The other side explains that the International Law is followed by the Americans, and any Japanese soldier that surrenders will be treated well. The leaflets were meant to induce the surrender of Japanese troops by demonstrating the treatment they will receive after surrendering. It is numbered '17-(A)-J-1'. The leaflet 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

Is Part Of

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

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Place

Philippines

Language

English
Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_050

Rights

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

Type

Still Image