--- title: Azad Hind, English edition, front page (Syonan/Singapore, 23 February 1945) url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/azad-hind-english-edition-1945-02-23/ description: Front page of the English Azad Hind, 23 February 1945. The lead 'American Forces Driven Out Of Meycauayen In Slashing Nippon Attack' and 'Two Foe… section: Collection --- [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) [![Azad Hind, English edition, front page (Syonan/Singapore, 23 February 1945)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/azad-hind-english-edition-1945-02-23.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/azad-hind-english-edition-1945-02-23.jpg) # Azad Hind, English edition, front page (Syonan/Singapore, 23 February 1945) Front page of the English Azad Hind, 23 February 1945. The lead 'American Forces Driven Out Of Meycauayen In Slashing Nippon Attack' and 'Two Foe Carriers & Warcraft Sunk Off Iwoojima' carry only Japanese-side claims, while the left-hand column is headed 'Sham Atlantic Charter' and the right-hand lead pairs a named mission with 'Plunder Of India' as settled fact. ## Text on the object Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` [handwritten, top] 63 [red mark, illegible] UNITY FAITH SACRIFICE AZAD HIND 161 & 163, Cecil St., Syonan. ENGLISH EDITION Tel. Nos. 3491 & 3492 Ext. 7 Organ of the Indian Independence League Headquarters. Vol. 2.—No. 45. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2605, SYOWA 20 7 Cents [left column] TODAY and TOMORROW Sham Atlantic Charter IN answer to a question in the British House of Commons on Wednesday, Winston Churchill is reported to have stated that the Atlantic Charter is a guide, and not a rule. ... [headlines] Two Foe Carriers & Warcraft Sunk Off Iwoojima / Enemy Losses Mounting Hourly As Battle For Iwoojima Continues AMERICAN FORCES DRIVEN OUT OF MEYCAUAYEN IN SLASHING NIPPON ATTACK Manila War Situation Favourable; Foe Forces Now Being Threatened Big Casualties Inflicted On Foe 36th Division In Myitson Sector Hydari Mission Set To Tighten Plunder Of India / India Government Faces Further Defeats In Central Assembly ``` Read from the 960 px page image. Only the masthead, the headlines and the opening words of selected items are transcribed; '...' marks omitted body text. Small print in the body columns is not reliably legible at this size. 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