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title: Radio Tokyo Reports on Iwo, as quoted in a U.S. Army intelligence bulletin
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/radio-tokyo-iwo-casualty-claim-usafpoa-1945/
description: A boxed 'Brief' in a U.S. Army intelligence bulletin quotes a Radio Tokyo broadcast giving 32,900 Allied casualties on Iwo Jima up to 13 March 1945, a…
section: Collection
---

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# Radio Tokyo Reports on Iwo, as quoted in a U.S. Army intelligence bulletin

A boxed 'Brief' in a U.S. Army intelligence bulletin quotes a Radio Tokyo broadcast giving 32,900 Allied casualties on Iwo Jima up to 13 March 1945, a total said to include Chinese, Negro and Australian casualties. The quoted text gives one side's figure with no source, no basis for the count and no figure for Japanese losses, the missing-denominator tell of card stacking.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
[page header] AMERICAN ESCAPE (CONT)

[box, BRIEF] RADIO TOKYO REPORTS ON IWO

Radio TOKYO reported that, "Since the enemy started landing on IWO JIMA, the Japanese forces have rendered him tremendous manpower losses. Enemy casualties up to 13 March are listed as 32,900, which also includes Chinese, Negroes and Australian casualties". (AAF/POA Intelligence Summary No. 185) (SECRET)

[page number] - 16 -
```

Text above the box (a quoted Japanese instruction on prisoner escape) is not transcribed. Page also carries UNCLASSIFIED declassification stamps. Original is English; no translation needed.

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