2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged paper, with slight discoloration and wear to extremities. In English on one side and Burmese on the other. Both sides headed by the royal crest, with a banner beneath, reading in English 'BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION'. The English version of the document is signed in type: 'Sd: C. F. B. PEARCE | Maj. General | Chief Civil Affairs Officer (Burma)'. It is headed 'TO ALL BURMA GOVERNMENT SERVANTS', and begins: 'The Allies are now about to drive the Japanese from Burma. | The British Military Administration who will take over the administration of areas liberated from the Japanese will work through the Civil Affairs Service (Burma).' The conclusion, all in capitals, reads: 'Report to the first Allied military officer you can find. Tell him you are a government servant and are to be passed to the nearest C.A.S. Officer. Or if there is no C.A.S. Officer nearby to the nearest Burma Intelligence Corps Officer. | The era of face slapping is over.' An excessively scarce item: the only copy traced in the Imperial War Museum. N° de ref. del artículo 12855
Título: Printed notice in English and Burmese, from ...
Editorial: Without place or date. Burma c. May In bottom left-hand corner: 'SB/20'
Año de publicación: 1945
Ejemplar firmado: Signed by Author(s)
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