175. PROPAGANDA EQUIPMENT. Propaganda equipment for
printing is usually procured from civilian supply. A variety of presses,
from the simplest stencilling machine up to offset machines capable of
millions of leaflets per month, is available. Radio equipment can be
supplied by existing Signal Corps materials, supplemented where neces-
sary by civilian supply. In the India-Burma and China Theaters, there was
developed a leaflet-dispensing machine built into an old auxiliary gasoline
tank. All the pilot had to do was to set the controls at the number of leaf-
lets per batch and the speed of ejection. He was then ready to fly over
jungle territory, pinpointing possible enemy positions with leaflets. In
ETO, there was developed the Monroe bomb, a leaflet bomb suitable for
controlled dispersal from high-altitude planes. (If loose leaflets are
dropped from high altitudes, they will scatter over immense territory and
lose their effect.) Other ordnance and related devices are currently under
study; information concerning this is available from Propaganda Branch.
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