| Status |
Available |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - (softbound)
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - D 802 P6 A2 1942
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| Main Entry |
- Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - Philippines.
- Subordinate unit - Japanese Military Administration (1942 - 1943)
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| Title Statement |
- Title - The official journal of the Japanese Military Administration /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - edited by the Bureau of Publicity, the Department of General Affairs, Japanese Military Administration
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Manila :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Sinbun-sya,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - [19--?]-.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - 1-13 v.
- Dimensions - 21 x 14 cm.
- Extent - 38 microfiches
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| Content Type |
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| Media Type |
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| Carrier Type |
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - The Official Journal of the Japanese Military Administration (JMA) published all important speeches, messages, instructions and notices of top Japanese officials and the JMA. Bilingual, with the front part in English and the back part (front to Japanese readers) the (usually original) Japanese text.
It also contained messages from chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission, Jorge B. Vargas, as well as Executive Orders of this institution (under Japanese supervision). A total of 13 volumes were issued, of which the last is included in the Hall collection. Being the last volume under the JMA, almost half the volume consists of speeches and documents relating to the forthcoming “independence” of the Philippines under Japan. Executive orders in this volume include those relating to postage stamps, control of firearms, government workers salaries, allotting money for the election of the Philippine National Assembly and others.
Actually, this volume [volume 13] was published on November 26, 1943, after the Philippine independence ceremonies in October. Copies of the Journal were captured by Filipino agents and sent to Australia by submarine; some volumes were reprinted in the US as intelligence material by the US War Department. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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| Language Note |
- Language note - In English and Japanese
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Philippines
- General subdivision - History
- Chronological subdivision - Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Philippines
- General subdivision - Politics and government
- Chronological subdivision - 1935-1946.
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| Corporate Name |
- Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - Philippines. Japanese Military Administration. Bureau of Publicity.
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