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Allies in the South Pacific

Film produced in 1944 by the US Army Signal Corps in co-operation with the New Zealand National Film Unit about the wartime experiences of American troops stationed in New Zealand. This reel highlights New Zealand's provision of food to US troops serving in the Pacific, while in return the Americans supply New Zealand with airplanes, tanks and other arms under the lend-lease policy of President Roosevelt.

Credit

Archives New Zealand
Reference: Allies in the South Pacific Reel 4, 1944
See more about this film on Archives New Zealand's YouTube channel
Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

How to cite this page

Allies in the South Pacific, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/allies-south-pacific, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated