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Urgent notice,, 1945

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Subseries 2.9:

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries warns civilians and those in the armed forces not to talk about troop movements or war equipment and supplies.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945

Creator

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

4 posters

Dimensions

17.25 x 25.75 in.

Note

Poster in orange with black text. Text continues: "Fighting men and materials are being shifted for final phases of the war with Japan […] Don’t discuss (a) location or movements of men, ships and materials within, to or from Asiatic-Pacific areas (b) new weapons (c) military information gained in confidence." Poster is signed by J. Edgar Hoover, Clayton Bissell, and Hewlett Thebaud. Printed: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945, O-647120. Reference Numbers: wwp00170_0001, wwp00170_0002, wwp00170_0003, wwp00170_0004

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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