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Papers of Frank Dowling relating to his work for the Psychological Warfare Division, 1942-1945, including correspondence regarding positions with the Political Intelligence Department and Psychological Warfare Division, 1943-1945; Joint PWE/OWI and SOE/OSS Political Warfare Plan, Oct 1943 , outlining how Psychological Warfare Division and Office of War Information propaganda was to be used by special operations agents before and during the D-Day invasions to inflict damage on the enemy, secure aid for Allied military operations and secure the morale of the civilian population; propaganda leaflets and booklets in English including The Battle of Britain: August-October 1940. An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August-31st October 1940 , 1941; 10 German Blunders , 1942; The Art of Lying: being a short guide, for beginners and advanced students, to the complex art of falsehood, with a selection of the more outstanding examples from the pens of the world's masters, highlighting inaccuracies in German propaganda , 1943; A Trip in a Giant Bomber , [1943]; The Flag of Victory , a publication for children highlighting Royal Air Force activities, Nos 1, 3-12, 1943; The Home Guard of Britain , [1943]; versions of Belgium and Luxembourg , a guide to correct behaviour towards the Belgian civilian population by Allied troops, 1944; draft version of a Pocket Guide to the Netherlands for use of the Services , 1944; Italy Stabs Herself in the Back! , [1944]; Dieppe! Britain strikes in the West! , 1944; drafts of publications including article entitled 'District Mother' about the work of Rural Welfare Officers, nd; publication Mighty Forge about American armaments production, 1942; How Will the British use Victory , Feb 1943; and A manual for the Use of our Belgian Allies to Help and Advise them in the Coming Invasion , issued by Allied High Command, 1944. Also propaganda leaflets and booklets intended for distribution to speakers of French, Belgian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian; including copies of The Art of Lying in Spanish, the Flag of Victory in Portuguese, and L'Arc en Ciel or De Regenboog , a news-sheet in French and Belgian edited by Dowling, which was dropped into occupied territories by the Allied airforces.