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scure but if the Jays push, wo THE SIXTH INSTALMENT
can't do anything. Rangoon Is the vital point. Without 11, Supply atops. If the Japs go to Mandalay wo'll have to build up In India, Chinese munitions are fudhing short (3 months activity or 6 monills if we plile); Al- Although I imagine there is a lot of stuff squirreled nwny, [Chinese] divisional and army commander are prone to hang on to weapo Am ammunition, and not ne- Knowlelke how much they have.
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attack.
FARMED VIGILANCE have a hunch the Japs wry weak: at divisións about 30 mier part about
The
Poor
hit with Chhing
and Nehit
most of
that
have to last,
. But no italay, and then in meter paübé. [Aktonished to and ME-inore mme way the Chinese accept me.
K'al-shek
anyway,
ary
com.
Chian
are now Ge" we're
is cast.
K'ol-
No word
Morris,
Jellyr, it might be a respectable only as strong as one Jap divi-¡is provided. Sixth Army stays Dennys came in, breathing fre total. Our important questions on." "We haven't the ping 1" put. 'Halil Toungɔo-Frome Hui] and destruction. The goddymı ure to get a man with muthority troop strength].. "We dont British leave frome, The Chinese won't rush in and kive to handle all the enkineering and know the strength.” (Chiang back to Thar Yne. Hold at Ting) | the British Empire. He's goina
(for the Burma Kal-shek had told me he though!and construction
concentrate for coupter- up to tall Chiang Kai-shok what this mission and buying all the formulate", plans Rond and to
they (the Jups] were weak.)
to do, and Chiang Kai-shk can food on sale near Mandalay, No that the British will accept for
I sold, "Let's go before they
jolly well belter do It: Dennys police yet not up. We are grab- cise. has pushing the Japs back. The Japs bulid up." No (said Chiang), we When Stilwell arrived in Bur- might better have Jet Chianging cars. Everybody H.K.$18.00 have been strangely quiet. They must wall, and if they don't re-inta to assume combat duties in K'ai-shek alone-he
was killed stolen & fpep, Civil emelnik with Ammunition will may be building up for an offen intorce, then we can attack. "But March he found A COUNTY/
at Kunming in the plane ertahach division. II.K.$36.00 sive, or they may be too weak if they do," I said, then they'll whose civil population, bath rear on his way up.)
Nobody knows. T be too strong no we must defent." and front, festered with diacon.
13th -make one.
Tù ƒXu-ming) (5th Army) Is MARCH 13-Friday the 13th OK. Sound on inetics. Ready to HK$72.00 British haven't taken singi
Alexander arrived. Very cautious. prisoner as yet, and estimates The way to defend, it seems, is tent and treachery.
by the good old chung sien n'e
Long sharp jos, Rither biusque fight. Kan (Li-ch'u) (0th Army) Jap strength are mere gierges,
The strateðu .of the entire net [defence in depth]. A colum
yond a.m. (utandoffish) Letuums OK. ton, Lin and Hsian, Burma
campaign spun itself It they have the men, why not go
the north-sonli reflions me stand around while walling after a long talk, agreed that we leundred for Shang Chen to come. Unin ought to fight at Toungoo. Shang three Fau
Also
The only ngreed. inte Rangoon at once, and estable we make sure of our bubou
and get all ket, if the Japs don't alles from Rangoon
Shang all come. Chen It is crystal clear from do
to Man-terested when communication?
trouble is up top. I am amazed water
K'ai-shek
move, we can_move. thinks they velopments In Paris that the Chiang
unell; and Chinng
American-in
At 11.80 decided to uct. Got Western Powers' best hope won't move farther west.
doesn't like this fanking counter-to hundred fifty milles more tou goddarn Myitkina. Chinese had a grand tim attack: it's ton risky over ground at Burma the Alles hoped to dinery" Lookest me over ni of 1
Somcaliere' in' cen- | mahd bf" Chinese troops, "Extra"Shong Chen and went to Hou's of peace lies in making it in india. Sillwell in here refur- we coat't know and over such stablisi a front cutting from had just crawled out from and there. Toki Lin Wet to start
offer. Called Layhio. equally clear at what point
ring to Chiang Kai-shek und
great distances.
Got Tu dast to west across the railway, 'n' rock. Russian action might pre- Madame Chiong's visit of
nying
where the Japanese might be
2:00
m. Brigadier Clark and troops moving south]. So anyway.. the British cipitate war. The policy of state to India in February, 1942.}
held. Meanwhile the actual e Colonel Joues about maintenance. out of bed, He agreed at once armed vigilance is nothing impressing their guests, but the orders. God damn 'em they lef
The Lageys thought they wore so.b.'s and his won't take the of combint
agrid to do it. Also will to meve right. Hown to. Monda- was some hundred Pie “ordnance and operating in- lay. Better than my plan of new in diplomatic history. Chinese were laughing
fell the
miles north of Rangoon, ruuning Ants Damn nlee of them.io only. To und at 1:90. Die east and west for roughly In the past Britain based a the time. Actually Chiang Kai-Rangoon and didn't
san officer. (I told them we made hundred miles. This front Lenk In fact, all the British
MARCH 15-19 a.m.) duty of
the liaison being pushed north by the Japan co-operating
If large part of its dealings ahek was inch more impressed that the
Hutton, Alexander, ni Flugstair officer.) Well,
ere, but the Allies were trying i shek will only say Įsak
the news. Told them with Russia on precisely with Gandhi
to shield the railway an coff. The press is after me now. House. such an approach. The East with the whole dumn British Rut. Chlahgl they won't Aght. I vor
Al The were much relleved. Generul Hartley turet the old
suggestion that
Dorn' is keeping them off,
exander now pleasantes: (Moiris ern question, which was a thought he'd made a tremendous
degenerating
andy into a rout Kai-shek be light, and if they dil, withdrew to keep retreat from
About midnight. Major Miller has talked hiin.) permanent feature of nine-
They had: bes well take advantage of it. Als pathless mountains and kuuples.
from the governor's omce, burgun
instructions out studying. teenth century diplomacy, cause he shook hands twler that they had tunks and we coul G leaving Tong said, to Hartley, use them. That was O.K.
The western end of the front to my brahm, woke me up the
thern. Alexander tried to jokes was simply based on Russia's you have captured the Gen- their tanks to support is.
sal General Morrie was In Ak
that he and
about my nearest India) sggs held by, the | dia. And
my stealing his Chinese desire to expand to Constan- eralissing's heart." (Incidentally, the bastards hud
Britials at Prone. The centre. from
troops. (e] wanted to wear sonie promised do
Toungoo directly on the rail- General Alexinter wanted to Chinese insignis. Sent word to tinople checked by its know witle we were at breakfast, ru-
rd for our tanks and trucks an
morning at
Asked cus was held by the Chinese me u 10:00 in the Hollington Tong suddenly ↑ hadn't delivered. Also they were ledge that such an advance would lead to war with a barged right into the roum m pulling Burmese in Mandaluy(nearest Thefland) was held by
(nearest tends the "Elustall House Can you bent onveil aud Brereton ....
Wonder what those uables for air support.
Alex says he has just 4,0010 This tension did not innounced that he had come to and that was no good.. If they the Britisk again,,
would have sild" ir 7 had rent get his breakfast. He has some did that, we wouldn't play. They
Alex anys' lie now fighting men. errand to Similar
and we be would have to hold war. The two adjusinus hat have got to
Mandalay
The forces at Stilwell's com-them? It's just the superior ruce Perfectly understands strongly, or
alongside oacti nations simply lived with it knocked out of him.)
else let the Chinese mands consisted of the following complex, for which they will pay the co-operate (LATER) Saturday and Sunday do it. And God damn
Chinese Fifth Arm# (Curman-
other. as one might with a relative.
dearly
Move of 22nd and 26th Divi- were blank, waiting for word from (Chinese) weren't asking them to
AJONA under
Leading: If this analogy is exact the
way. Got wont let a Chinese command them, but Chiang: today also.
Tu Western Powers are facing from Shang Chen he would be in a third power man, and anyway,
At 7:00
Chinuse had the most men. (Lino), p6th not so much a repotition of with the staff setup.
expected abor Hitler as the recrudescence came, with the
(All he wanted was everything.)
and the 38 Division (Sun), the 22nd und guth Divisions crime over at 5:00.
at Lashio for hell-raising. I toid kan, making everyone equal un Anyway, by Jesus, Chiang Kai-Chinese Sieh Army (Commit to go to Pylamang and peak up a man of the 66th Division of the Eastern question on a
DC-3 crash with me the chief of staff for shuk was going to send a radio to der: Kan Li-ch'u) which in the 200th. much larger and troublesome Alllud forces alone. Well, hell. ftoosevelt and tell
MARCH 14-Conference with him to keep it up.
General Dehays him to tel
the commanded
55th
at Kunming,. Alexander. Morris und scale. To counter it they was
changes I Churchin that I would have to
Lattorilled, on way to tell Chinng K'al-" Division (Chea). 28th Division to suggest
was half hour late When shek to send more troops. need to leave Russia in no thought suitable.We went on command or else Chiang Kai- (?) and the 49th Division (?)
Lake
the command of Tu over, went over plan, the Chines
fully understood doubt that further expansion
The 200th Division, was in the business, he was shocked. That wrote order for Tu. out of Burma,
såld w
ne. The rest of the Fifth makes my
position above all, an
impossible
MARCH 10-Talk with Brink. ATTLI
in North Burma from the start. So I gave hlin
не AILYS
Fine Jups are good. sist
wveral hundred milies lo the
und, sald I wasn't
communications, great aggred there all the British geed is :
rear. The Sixth Armý fa die-
on a bed of roses, myself. wall in front of India, but w
slyeurs,
Tree high mobility. insed along the border of Chiun | He just stared blankly at me, as nghters. Rush through jungle. Be want the port for our supplies nd Thailand.
much as to say, "I wonder what set on flanks. There is no pause Yes, but he was going to sell th
the bounder means? elegram anyway.
for development [er] counter- The Japanese in their swift 70,000 [men] on the [British]
"attack. Use their awn tactics on irive north had almost excir-vations (list) in Burma nad [only] them. O at 10.30. Dusty ride.
led the 200th division (Chinese) 12,000 at the front! The differ-At Lashla at 4:00.
Lain. Itach to
any
:
to dinner at Chiang Kai-shek's shek would
was the guest of honour-on.
I
means war but that short of thing's right, and luss on Mu-wronted on our Inter
af
their own
si
O.K. then.' 'Exactly what an ! to do? Take a planu, and g down there and find out:
1. W they hold Mandala
war some sort of living to dame's. Simple chow but vers gether is possible and desir- good. Li Tsung-Jen next to me. Pai (Chung-hsil seem able. Vigilant, resolute and fle and armed, it does not entail the like good eggs: it was strange to
after 30. them there, errtainty of war. In a world Chiong's table, Pal and Li are where total peace is unattain- very quiet, thinking able and total war is the al-thoughts.
They told ma to stay ntter ternative the Western Powers dinner "for a few moments." should be ready, even grate into two hours and turned ful, to settle for perpetual out to be a session of amateu: Kai-shek, by Chiang vigilance on the Eastern tactics
backed up by a stooge sinft gen- question. The practical aparat. Chiang Kai-shek gave me tanks (support) or not? plication of this policy to
long
lecture on the situation Europe Is in the main and picked ori Mandalay as the straightforward. It involves danger point.
or shall we?
2. Will they give us gas
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Aol"
3,
Will they give
"If the British a formal warning to Russia run away, the Japs will get to
crucify
1 นะ" Mandalay and that any further advance
solution and showed him the will lead to war. It involves the
[the] stooge jumped right Chiang Kai-shek was.
but
4. Look out for fifth column
༈ད་ལ
Don'
der: Tu Yu-ming) which in The situation down front look- turn commanded the 200th eet buri, no I radioed Chiang Kai- Division (ai), 22nd Division shels over Hau's secrel set, to re-ment here tomorrow.
He had to
וזtai
Division
(Y30.
it Toungoo in the centre. But once is in so doing they had also espos-
scaliered
Long talk
Lin Wel and
Hslao al around over the with Frontier Guard detach- Shang Chen, [about] tactics and
the conclusion of a Western hile a long harangue about Q'el_pi_and_inch_down along Fifth Army-from-the-north-nany Jup divisions are in Burma.the dumps over the outlook:-10:30:
defence pact to include the U.S.A. and the Common wealth and the acceptance of an agreed, pooled policy of partial rearmament and gen eral military preparedness. It should be accompanied by general willingness to work
let them
rant.
I
Madame said. How do you like 17" and I had sense enough to say
I
T
d themselves, and Sillwell saw country in in opporinity for a counterments and the Burma Auxiliary command and move. I'll have to
Every "home guard" ittack. Ar commander in chief Forces. of the Burma
Long talk with Yu Fei-p'eng Erpeditionary guls on shorts and a Sam Browne to Chungking.
on the ration Usual mess on evacuation. Usual. Forces of the Chinese Arinen hel belt and climbs wanted to Foncentrate his forer wagon. But
goes up raultaining about British.setup. nobody There it's just a couple Seagrave here. Pyinmana on the railway 60 6. Study terrain, weather, na-
front.
of Indian troops, one niles north of the front. He if brigas tanks, and shout Ave peanuts and congee. To field ut ture of the people and what hay.
MARCH 17-Chinese breakfast, wanted particularly to bring brigade of you.
town the 22nd did q6th Divih battalions of British troops. 0-2 5:00. At Chungking at 3.30.
Idea how Tons of General Tu Yu-mino's intelligencel had no
MARCH 18-Up at 7:00 โท
where they were uzaleas, to
hmann
they area, where ould. "rescue the 200th Division
Scattered across Barma, the Chinese divisiopa" would be des soyed one by one concentrated ind used in battle, they migli check the Japanese advance!" 1. night even be possible to recap ture Rangoor' and 'reopen the "ort,
"G-mo's first, lo he to one part of the agreement.
TACK. But you must remem be, one chair (Chinese army]
is
and wo saw either did assistant G-2. They Shang Chen came mally found a guy who tildi. Chiang K'al-shek at 11:00 until Dr Limey division is coming 1:00. We had n battle and every One
India. Released, I suppose, by point he set up I knocked down... air force
Morris In Ireland, Hur
Just
at it and at it. He'll kept mughint about that, at me. "Why" | consider the command suggestion aid "your President arrang- Exhausted.
that."
4.
6. Use the old old chung shei
of buses. What a directive. What mess. How they hate the Limey: And what a sucker I am. Well, at least, Chiang Kai-shek, is stick-
Never before has a forvigne:
allowed
any control ove Chinese troops,
he Limėys kuro have Shang to confer with Chup Hedged around as it is, it's much more than
conomy of force down to a fine ling pu (Bureau of Operations], expected this afternoon. "I though
puint. It never came, of course.) "Hi" did and at 8:30 camo in and
in a bitch.. This job
The told me to my astonishment that "* was destined to be a tailor':
Limeys are providing for the Ho, Fei, Hsu, and Liu Fel alk dummy and go to Tuesday meet: Ings. Maybe
Chinese] rich and gas and trans- | agreed with my arguments, They the Japs will hings: the ability of the British port and maintenance. We have will see Chiang Kai-shek 10- after us and solve it for us.
*MARCH 10, LETTER TO MRS
u few radio; no other means of morrow and propose consent.
The usual lack Astounding. My first reassuring communication. The oli STLLWELL Back fo
Malaria. acables, binckwater had had a reprieve. fever direndy "appeuring. Wired Got to bed ourly. First timo Merrill in Calcutta to buy a lot in weeks.
stun. We are requisitioning 17 (To Be Continued)
are
O
The plan depended on to
hold the téëätery ""Napfé* ut Prame and the stiftness pur
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opportunity, but a multiplication
of risk of loss, Reluctance to attack seemed to dreach the spirit of the Chinese command beyond any measure of creditt
Jni agement Sillwell could glue.
the nest the course of
1100
Hanhority"id" comhard was an weeks, Stilwell found that his
courtery,
I go from one con.
Chiam K'al-shek.
MARCH 11-We hopped off at
to Lashio at 7:00, 7226409
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decision by U.N.O. itself for with Russia inside, and Russia has declined to re- side the United Nations all issues which further the cognise any action of the Little Assembly' and M. world's economic and poli- ical stability.
Andrei Vyshinsky has been doing his utmost to prevent stand, and stil nat much change iligence of the Chinese in of medical facilities, no medicine. moment by months, I felt as
'hoving to erectie orders for a It is clearly urgent to pur-
counterattacke. comfortably locater sue policy with new vigour, the Korean question being except the fantastle money situn a government house with *
To the Chinese, however, con- speed and enthusiasm. The even put on the agenda of in line must be clearly drawn the. Assembly itself. U.N.O. view up and down the river. Nentration of digistens in. The
bombing yet-wrong season. Th
counterattack baille zone for meant riot a multiplication and the world, including the can pass a resolution but it town has been plastered, but the, Russians themselves, must be will make no difference in are working at it. Chinese spiri: given the conviction that any Korea North of the 38th, strong, but they are tired.
course, my
my job is just endless grief. infringement of it will be re- Farallel of Latitude.
Only When the Americans went and it's too early to say if I cal sisted to the utmost."
do anything, but I've put when that confident convicto South Korea they were one or two things and we may go tion has been created will it quite unsuspecting and un- somewhere. be safe to enquire whether aware of Russian intentions ference to another, sandwich in there is balance of advantage and they had themselves no some courtesy calls and try in permanently maintaining plan for militarising the keep on an even Teel. Leaving authority of actionele decided tomorrow to see the Belish them to fly back to Chumpkin. and arrange and discuss the matter with Berlin as the outlying gar Korean nation. Month after Burma] and try
are rison of the Western world. month passed and in the same general plans, which
lacking.
brd Everybody well. South there was neither gov ernment nor army while in working hard to get hep to the the North People's Commit situation. It's the hardest job noon from Chungking] and got
ever had handed to me. EVENTS IN KOREA lees ran everything under MARCH 10 Talk with Chiang “YU Tel-p'eng'gave me a shock. Events in Korea provide a Russian supervision and 'ä' K'al-shek. Lecture about Chi-Is this fat man. Magruder's idea fantastic situation, perhaps Communist army was built nese temperament and limita- or a trame director?. I believe
tions. Why they can't attack. he's just a damn glutton. the most fantastic of all post-up daily. At last the Amer. What they will do. Won't relfrat Mr. Fotter's welcome for Vie war monstrosities, for Korea, cans began to get wise to the until ordered out, etc., etc. But night was very cool Indeed, but after all, was not an enemy trick that was being played defeat in Burma would be disas Dorn and I had to steep some- stayed. Dennys country, but was "supposed on them and to realise that trous shock to morale. Fifty? | JAVērus a tirado til 12:30 am
where, so we Sixth [arc] #ercam of Atmy/ to receive under the bene-negotiations never would re- Must be careful, etc., ele. I put The British always keep volent tutelage of the West-dult in any agreement unless up a stout plea to use the Bri- promises, according to Dennys. It ern Powers the gift of free-it was for Communist conftish as far as possible, and not "'dom:
trol of Korea which had been exposa Chlang Kai-sheka?! sound very generous,
MARCH 12-At Maymyo, Mer- Free elections under U.N.O. the Russian objective from ticism by reneging on his com-
mitments
He had a lot of good rill's story of the Burma ed supervision have already the beginning. So this year sense in his talk" Importance paigh, no plat, tip redditataralle. been held
In South Korea zonal elections have been making good-ft Rorelmer to no security no inteligente, on Puppen and have produced a govern beld, a government formed handle Chinese troops. Impress prisoners Left flank ment which the North re-ahd Korea recognised by ston made on these troops will the Salweknvigo
Must look reconhalmanen and batrola nos make or break jecta; elections held in the America as an independent to future. I repeated instructions By the British." Rough" eatigh North have been of the fami- Stato with the sequel that and went over all the points he 14,000 British iar,
'new democracy? -type, the formation of an army in hed made. Look at it boldly and Japs. Merrill-bellever
~with=" no political activity being South Korea has been taken the Chin me are doing a big thing been deliberately allowed outside the unanim in hand three years after it from her point of view in handed
lig ovde tillforce to 5 lao Hoo Dorian-Smith," the bus Communist controlled was started in the North.
hat) they don't know.
"Ave Him? bloc, and the UN.. Commisqusta'd tactics will not very well mail pe grench ONE YE sion was refused entry to the alter American polley, but for tidit; and they should zone or permission to super- The situation has the uncom- gives due credit, In: Splints All With
the restrictions they i vise the elections there. fortable choc of creating meer
The some attitude. alsa, dhe mure potential cockpit in rules out acceptance of the a'nerve-strained world. Fifth Army) edge in when chow Chinese troops.
and
22nd and Rain Dive tek phi
igorous
their
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