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Surrender Leaflet Dropped by RAAF Aircraft in New Guinea
The leaflet reads in Japanese and English: "Kôgun shôhei shokun (To officers and men of the Imperial Japanese) The Japanese with this message has ceased resistance. He should be treated well in accordance with international law. Take him to the nearest Commanding Officer. C.-in-C. Allied Forces."
Credit: Far Eastern Liaison Office via AWM  Date: August 15, 1945
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