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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Urgent Notice
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Urgent Notice

Artifact IDMO 1971.76.3
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 26 in x W 17 3/8 in (66 cm x 44.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA bright orange, all-text poster with bold black wording at the top that states: URGENT NOTICE. Below the header are four numbered points regarding the movement of troops and material and reminders not to not discuss information related to the war effort that may reach Japan. The message is followed by the facsimile signatures of Major General Clayton Bissell, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Hewlett Thebaud, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgard Hoover. Printed along the very bottom of the flier: ★ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945-O-647120.

On the reverse of the poster is mailing information with a typed address to: Nellie Gouin / Go-In Tavern / 1107 1st Avenue / Seattle Wash. A printed return address for the War Department is also included.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by P. J. Nickel in 1971.
Credit LineGift of P. J. Nickel
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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