General Records of the Department of Justice, 1790 - 2002. Class 146 (Treasonable Utterances) Sound Recordings of Foreign Radio Broadcasts, 12/26/1943 - 1/4/1946?.

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General Records of the Department of Justice, 1790 - 2002. Class 146 (Treasonable Utterances) Sound Recordings of Foreign Radio Broadcasts, 12/26/1943 - 1/4/1946?.

1943-1946

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5717259

This series consists of audio recordings made of foreign broadcasts during World War II, collected by the Department of Justice (DOJ) during the course of investigations into possible treasonous offenses committed by Americans living abroad or held captive during the war. Of note in this series are broadcasts of the Radio Tokyo program "Humanity Calls," which was written by, and aired under the direction of, Radio Tokyo employees and prominently featured American prisoners of war from Camp Bunka, including John David Provoo and many others.

22 audio disks

eng, Latn

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Provoo, John David, 1917-2001

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John David Provoo (August 6, 1917–August 28, 2001) was United States Army staff sergeant and practicing Buddhist who was convicted of treason for his conduct as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II. His conviction was later overturned and he became a Buddhist priest. As a Buddhist teacher, he went by the name "Nichijo Shaka."...