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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1955Vol. XXVI, No.1

Come out —or else!

p. 88 · Read in the full issue

IN April, PIM reported that an estimated 40 Japanese soldiern were still holding out as sur-: vivors of World War II on Lubangj Island, 80 miles from Manila, ano that attempts were being made witH a loud-hailer to coax them to sur-: render.

At the end of May, when the Japic were still sitting tight, the Philip-c pines Air Force “bombed” them with 10,000 leaflets, also letters from home and books, in an effort ted prove to the men that the war ha;j= actually ended. The leaflets alsig warned that unless this last invita-jE tion is heeded action will be takem Japanese Government officials hawv aided in the operation.