Titles read: "HEADLINES FROM THE AMERICAN PRESS ILLUSTRATED".
United States of America.
Flashback to December 1941 shows a Japanese two-man submarine which was washed up near Pearl Harbour. Several shots of the exterior and interior of the 'Tojo-Cigar' as naval men look inside and...
Titles read: "HEADLINES FROM THE AMERICAN PRESS ILLUSTRATED".
United States of America.
Flashback to December 1941 shows a Japanese two-man submarine which was washed up near Pearl Harbour. Several shots of the exterior and interior of the 'Tojo-Cigar' as naval men look inside and examine the workings. Commentator says the craft is now on a tour in the States to boost war-bond sales.
In Washington DC, we see President Franklin D Roosevelt looking at but refusing to touch a Japanese flag held by Lieutenant-General Holcomb. Commentator says Roosevelt refused to accept the flag that his son, Major James Roosevelt (unseen), helped to capture in a raid on Makin Island. Holcomb was instructed to place the flag in the Marine Museum.
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