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ITEM FORM
Item title: The paulonia trees of the Axis
Title (romaji): Sûjiku giri no ki
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J106)
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AJRP details
AJRP module: Australian War Memorial leaflets
AJRP series: Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets
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AJRP folder:
Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: 7/9/12 J106
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J106
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, print and mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 16/8/1943
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:LEAFLET DROPPING, PROPAGANDA
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
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Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)
Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Content: This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is provided. The message compares the resignation of Mussolini and the imminent downfall of Hitler and TÔJÔ to falling leaves from a paulonia tree. It also mentions the capture of 290,000 POWs in North Africa alone and the landing of the Allies on Sicily. 40,000 of them were printed.
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Last modified:11/28/2001 04:13:35 PM
Source:AJRP staff



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