Japanese
efforts at influencing the Australians utterly failed. The
Australian troops needed no Japanese urging to be resentful of the
conduct of their better paid American allies who, in their snappy
uniforms, seemed to be settling in comfortably for the duration.
"Over paid, over sexed, and over here" was the catchphrase. But what
truly annoyed the Aussies even more were Gen. MacArthur's press
releases using the phrase "Allied troops" as a substitute for
"Australian Troops." What might sell well in the US doesn't always
sell well elsewhere.
