Sûjiku giri no ki [The paulonia tree of the Axis]. Accession Number: RC04866

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A propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) during the Second World War. This leaflet is written in Japanese and was distributed to Melanesia and Netherlands East Indies. An English translation of the text is attached. The message compares the resignation of Mussolini and the imminent downfall of Hitler and Tojo 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.

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Accession Number
RC04866
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Leaflet
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
16 August 1943
Collection number
J106
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Item
Item Count
1
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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