This letter describes the harsh exploitation situation by the Japanese at the time, saying, “From the day after you were selected as a soldier by the Japanese, the constables and envoys came to our house every day, searched for rice, and stole it. They only gave us a small amount of rations, so our family starved to death.” I filed a complaint.
This letter states, “Your father and three younger brothers all starved to death,” and “I will follow your father,” making it clear that it is a death note written by the author before committing suicide.
The letter continued, “While you are in the Japanese army, do everything you can to secretly destroy and disable Japanese cannons, tanks, and airplanes,” and “If you cannot do so, kill the Japanese minister, steal important documents, and take them to our independence army.” He repeatedly urges revenge, saying, “Run to the (Eastern) allied forces and join forces to fight against the enemy Japanese to the end.”
This letter said, “Be sure to take revenge. The enemy is a Japanese. April 11th. It ended with the words, “A picture of U/U,” and considering that it was discovered along with the Liberation Army’s “Leaflet on Korean Struggle Guidelines in the Japanese Army” in April 1945, it is presumed to have been written around the same time.
