'I remember Flores Island', 1954 by Tasuku Sato

MLMSS 2553

fonds

1954

916161

1 volume of textual material

Tasuku Sato, a captain in the Japanese Navy, was commander of a Naval Guard Corps based on Flores Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Dutch East Indies, 1943-1945, and later interned on Flores and Timor, 1946

Describes Japanese occupation, the replacement of European clergy by Japanese, and emphasises the role of the Catholic Church during the occupation

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-474C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Keyword subjects:

Indonesia -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
Catholic Church -- Indonesia