Monday, January 6, 2014

Korean War: UN Propaganda Posters (part 1)

Over the next few days, I will be posting some amazing leaflets that the UN distributed during the Korean War. The point of these leaflets was to try and encourage North Korean citizens to end the war and/or defect to the South. Thank you to my grandfather for keeping these amazing peices of history in such good condition.

Target: Students of Hwagae Province Administrator's staff school.

Remarks: Leaflet designed to instruct students how they may help their people and to warn them against following in the footsteps of present administrators. 

Page 1 (front)

Hands are the names of various administrators in the Hwagae province. 

The text on the side reads: 
"These men rob your people!"
"Don't be like these men!"
"Help your people!"

Page 1 (Back)

Heading: FIGHT FOR THE POOR FARMER!

Translation:
1) Assess the farmer's crops lower than the actual amount
2) Oppose collective farming (rest of translation too faded to read)
3) Submit lower tax quotas to the government 
4) Don't register all the farmer's livestock
5) Let the farmer have his well earned rest. Don't conscript him for labor details.

Bottom text translation: 
"HELP YOUR PEOPLE!
HELP YOUR NATION OVERCOME COMMUNIST OPPRESSION!"

*These posters come from my grandfather. He was assigned by the US Army to the United Nations as an information officer during the Korean War for which he was awarded the Bronze Star.*

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