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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948.
OCTOBER 2 Fourth clear day. THE SEVENTEENTH INSTALMENT
Fm, to Chiu Lung Po [alendid). "At 2:00 Wilkie arrived! He looked tired but. Mab" :rushell him.
The Stilwell Papers
Jost
At
never
chance.
In
1
und it so..!
arrived with mail and news. Washington is just what we've Thought, "one big mess. This theatre kaplat. No helpTM coming. General impression, pessimis- Editor-in-Chief: W. J. Kentes. Pasine: Menry Blimson] pym- tic. Major strategic effqgt not in Aut. Editor:-Ion Mackensie.pathetic, but no offer: (of help, Chief of Staff says no ground Business Manager: W. EL Nolloth troops. McCloy [nsistant secre-
istory of wvan] moncommittal. Telephones:
LETTER TO MRS, STILWELL took out all metals, rails, cook-| (Hosting his leath, Rotten inter- OCTOBER 21, LETTER TO Editor..
24354 Just a few photos to show you ing pata, etc., and destroyed, prater. ¡Bhang Chen cholped out. MRS: STILWEEL" 1:00 pm, mið Reporters & General Odise #2812, 1 did get rid sat, the sundice. about half the buildings in the Told him about Wavell and Rom- I feel as if I thud boen "through
Xfour lines)
"This is the fourth consecutive aren. Crops perhaps not ruined, gach obstruction,
the wringer, this is the fourth day of sunshine, which is adthough the water was 'let' out! Subscription Rates:
OCTOBER 12-OMee a.m. and day of continuous conferences and ready for Burma offituive] by world's record for thin dump at of the paddy fields. Ch'u Hsieh pm, Dinner for Chien Ta-chun, per pushing, from early dawn February 18 (4) He will put HK$18.00 this time of year. Bombing oldirheld cut by deep ditches at Shang Chen, Liu Fel, and Ad to dewy eve and on to murky his available artillery with them.. HK$90,00 HK:$72.00 WOL stops September 4, and the 40-fast Intervals, across mmmmmiral Yong, Movie, Liu Fer ran midnight, and I'm fed up. (5) Madame proposed that pick milie of fog, murk, mud and There was no lighting at all, ex- true to form. Left to take is in no shape to write levon a note, the Ulvisiorts and Hamd the com- muck takes charge till April,, but cept one little action to the south- uno (meleine].
but I don't know when Fl gat manding generals (after my re- Tomething is screwy (his
The Japa OCTOBER 1-Shang Chen In another and it becomes an open in, west of Oh!u Msion.
general mark that 18, were plenty if pro- used about 30 or 40 old planes with plan for offensive against we're getting along our Limey parly Jad ant good troops). on to the Japs to come up and to tomb anti strafe the roads. Burma. Chiang had changed 20 friends are sometimes a bit dim Chiang Kai-shek snid D.K. (0) BARNETTO-d'AZEVEDO -
We have us. Thick the
a dugout All the artillery
WOR
Ch'u
to 15 divisions to 15 to 20 divicult, but there are some good eggs. ..commond the Raingarh gang marriage between Miss Gloria handy, however, and also a little Isten. There were no com- Kions! Looks good.
among them. la rio fun buck (The questioii'was asked, would Heleno d'Azevedo and Mr. surprise waiting out at the oir-munications, and orders
Dhaner with Chiang, who said, ing two nationalities to get of the be under Waveli? Juno Conde Maria Darretto fold. The reception committee reached the units on time. Ku "Giving you full authority in In-Japs, but George Marshall is would it be OK.? Yes.) (7) Uni will take place at Rosary standing by.
Chu-l'ung [the Chinese com- tla. De sure and keep strict dis-,"bucking up the findin granu ned command. My suggestion Church, Kowloon, on Satur-
Willkie arrives this afternoonmar.der in chief] WDK 50 or ripline."
shape and maybe something will Chinng Hal-shek command, No, day, October 23, at 10,30 nm, and he has a full schedule for his more miles in rear, and never OCTOBER 1-Off for Indial come out of the struggle.
he could not, but could he accept- All relatives and friends are visit. He has to go to lunch, tea, went up. The division common-at 10:00 am. J. L. Huong also. We had a big party last night..and delegate me as chief of staff cordially invited to the care and dinner every day he is hore.ders-sanie,
Threw of two interpreters to had Archie: Wavell on my to take over? No: I told them or They mmy and thereafter to a re-
are going to drag him The G'mo "directed operations" take him.
100 lett, The British don't quite Wavell would not accept. Well Kunming at around to see schools and fitc from Chungking, with the Lunch. Long squable after get know how to take me I catch anid Chiang Kai-shok, form a texles and girl scouts and sawing brilliant result. The wholy thing. ting Hunng out of bathtub at 8:00 them looking me over occasional staff-one Limey, one American... circles and arsenals and keep him was a mess. He ortiered twop.m. the
basford sorely tried with a speculative glinth one Chinese, and put me on top well insulated from poilution by armies to hide in the mountains my patience.
their eyes. Some of them that No: Wavell again. Ild if Slim, Americans. The Idea is to get, and attack on flank when the OCTOBER 16-on at 7:00.
had thought most hidebound and could command the Limeys it chim so exhausted and keep him Japs passed. The Japsimply Over the Hump, at 20,000 feat.
iey prove to have a good deal of would
work are. an torpid with food and drink blocked the exit roads and want Arrive Ranchi at 0:00. Guard my point of view and take de-
Chiang Hold, "Naval and that his faculties will be dulled, on. The chuch chon [crition)
rad into the Most High. ****
the wouldn't move. Two divisions deployed on the Arst. Long conference with our Pinky is going strong-mad at north and east of the town and gang. Got things cotiled.
Something has happened. Ints of people. Imagine Joe is they mean what they said, it's Just us they were ready to fight, OCTOBER 17-Got Lo. (Cho-On his way and I've asked for grand. The biggest slup forward** the G'mo ordered them to with
Ernio. (Colandi Ethost Easter we have taken. (Ho Ying-chin? Did George tell same time, and then there with
"law.) of quarter of It. John Llp Menos- chaos. Two armies in rear
[UNDATED]
Soong they would ribi sidetrack LETTER Ch' Ilsion
O me? Did I scare them with the ot lated and we got.it siraight. dist nothing.
STILWELL Our training, dat of things that must be dona at 12:15. Bumpy ride to Deini. MRS. The troops had only the pour 4:16. 6:30 with Ferris
No medical at Wavell. A lot of bull est equipment.
to see schopt for the Chinese troops is In this connection, they had talk!
in grand style. The boys, ed it over, abviously, and pro- No tention. transport.
fast Bremerning
They get good [H] con- ing about this and that Most recruits were sick.
Jess rank made it plain we [the Ramah chow, medical attention, eficiented, replacing Le with a man scripts, delivered fled up?
Instruction, AND are not wel
their
about modern wen pay, us training project]
weapons.) Conscription is a scandal. Only come. the unfortunates
without money railroad,
All sorts of difficulties well as movies, athletics, etc
roads, or influence are grabbed.
water, food, They love it; as you know, Chi-6) Chiang Kai-shek said an Many transport, etc.
go to India, I told him British men
Will hinder Inese troops have never
we enced such treatment.
might object, but after a while schools. One exon-
it could probably be done.
NOVEMBER 4–11:00 am. 'saw!!
ception which will be held at No. 7. Pratt Buikling. Tap Fluor, Kowloon,
Mr. & Mrs. J. SHEPHERD
P.P.C.
PNIEUW HOLLAND"
BIRTH
LOŅI -At St. Paul's Hospital, on
October 10.
17
and he'll be stuffed with the right contest] was to be at.Ch'u Halan at Ramanrhi and telon light in watching me stick the domination must be assured."
doctrines.
[military ipollee
Ten
I want somebody around that up- draw. The Jops attacked at the Ying? and told him what the score brook, Generát' Stilwell's son-in-] 7. V. Soong?
Paul Jones is to be turned loose on October 12 and come up here. where
ean haze him personally,
preciates the family. mean horoughly and vocally, and cer- tuinly Paul is buth thorough and 1948. toneal Paul makes good wherever Marge, wife of Mr. Frank you put him--running a railroad. Lang,
elf of a warehousing supplies, driving doughter. Carol Ann. Cooties, or repairing trucks, Eath thoing well.
had a hundred like him. Titke a look out the window and give me by telepathy an iden at the philo, and flowers, and lish pool and lawn, the trees, the
the
NOBODY'S BABY?
Many
Ja. He took il. An hour and a
OL
and
cry
·
+7
who
knew more!
John WKs, against whom (Cecan, Point Lobos, tho sic, the ) the itary age are kept in dian Army development. I we be good." The 'G'mo.is, other (Chinese) division should
It
commander
Ku the commander in chief)
Com-
oven
me,
In of high preparation on both
WAS
allics
force-the
from
Отсе
or
a formal request for
Lo
Good
armics
and
toit
qufte Impressed. Unless he 15 the Immigration Department sun, the waves, the beach, the ple of such a student), 28 years at trucks, it will reduce his ton-
tacks,
It's lucky we can't see the old, married, three children. but age is down if hot) et terribly dumb, he will want to go T. V. Spong. If she does half of has obtained an expulsion future.
son of a pao chang
000 trucks.), Ple has been kept In the dark, no request has been on with this kind of business.what he promises, we'll get some ri order, is an American citizen. OCTOBER A-Lo Cho-ying
Bergin is a mainstay, Powell is where. Madame will now fado. **** John Willis has negro blood; shoved off [for India).
lives, with his wife and children, made, the number has not been
doing definitely stated.
fine work. Arnald has out and I deal with T. V. Wants In fact, OCTOBER he is also an ex-seaman.
in a big villa many miles from definit 310 went to
blossomed. Paul is a dynamo, a list of good commanding off- Well, to hell with the old feet. Pinky keeps up a healthy hate for cers. Apparently ready to back" is not to be supposed that Chinng to kick on command but the front, and never leaves the makes him tired.
place. The got nowhere. That's somepin.
are Junior amcors
But who during his twelve months
We b pretty Saw Willkie at 2:30. Nothin'.
good; the
have smoked them out. They a hypocrites and stuffed shirts me. What's the game? men are goed don't want Chinese troops par- ·OCTOBER 22-Offloe.' Bush dli, cares, if we get going? and more in Hong Kong that He didn't ask a question.
the division commanders
Troops! NOVEMBER 5 British have and he has put in many appear-pletely sold on Chiang Kai-shek will do. But someone, has got to ticipating in the re-taking of ntn Jam at Kuhmirig.
Burma That's all. (It's OK. not there, Frantic wires to go the Huns on the run in Egypt
Wrote
up synopsis (for Scong. ances at the American Club. In Madame. Advised me to put push them up front, und the G'mo for U‚S, froops to be in England, after Ho Ying-ch'in,
ton with a trowel. To hell must keep his goddam hands off.
OCTOBER 31-Good trip Perhaps, also, it is not sur-with that stuff.
NOVEMBER 8, LETTER TO OCTOBER
though) Discouraging encounter, Willkle
STILWELL Usunt rush. prising that the American Troubles of a dictator. A1 thank God. On Pat Shih Yi trip after my labours to get the Chi Dinjan. Get in about 5:00. Chi- MRB.
nese troops coming in regularly. Papers, radios, conferences, and nese going. Consulate General, when in- first the Gmo thought that mill- he hardly spoke to Utterly
OCTOBER 18-Good letter
NOVEMBER 1-Up at 3:00, atthis and that. No one knows thơm formed that Willis entered try and political functions could indifferent.
feld at 4:00. Nobody woke the back history and ramifications ot not be separated, so he combined
George Marshall, Isich Yu-lon showed
wouldn't any question that comes up. How Hong Kong illegally and had the puthority under the military "Got a plece of bad news (wife ta
1 11:00. Bissell, Ferria, and I aviators, Left engine
atori. GHQ (Wavell,
Of [zeross Hump] about ever, things in generdy are look-d Hartley. run foul of our Immigration communders. Now he finds that died and a piece of good news Peirse:) Wavell made it plain 5.00 17,000 7200 cold as helling up and the right people are Ordinance, decided that they it makes the boys too powerful. (getting married on October 10)." (that the) Chinese [are] not wel-5 below zero outside. Me In begiming to listen. would take no interest in the and he's been trying for over a Still giggling and cheerful.
or shorts. Noor Kunming, "lost" the NOVEMBER :-Good nows year to shake them loose, with- case to the extent of inter- laut success. In Hupeh, Ch'en that the Burma campaign would supplies, or anything. His plan bearing and wandered around th from Africa. Landings at Algiers. ALL THE ALLIES AGREED . No vam, or transport,
Three the soup. Thelesen had gone way Oran and Casablanca. vening in his behalf.
for Burma campaign), Ch'eng (governor and commander coin in mid-February of 1943. div
divisions to Chindwin. One divi- cast of Kunming to clear the effect here. Rommet catching Much less are we surprised in chief); in, Hunan, Hauch Yuch The fall, then, was to be a perted sion at Chittagong. Limited ad-mountains. Might have bech hell, Italians all surrendering th by the hard, uncompromising (governor and
landing
Everything NOVEMBER 10-Big powwow. tasty. Had lunch..
:::
at 1:00 with the Braia Trust of the Chun nicely. Left attitude of those entrusted chid): in Honan, Wel Li-huang sides of the Burma wedge and ance, Possible with the task of administer-me); in Kansu, Chu Shao-Stilwell took it on himself urge yab. Bare possibility Ran going
Candieiing statements. Quick trip. In to Chungkingling pu (Bard of Operations] hls *eluctant lang (some): In Shansi, Yen both
ROON.) Το
anthor at P.15. To house and unpacked. Uu rol, La Wel, Chen othe
Foi, Pao, and Yesterday ing this Ordinance, in deny-is-shan, etc., in Cheklang, Ku | activity,
Nothing changed. Now, 33,000. ing John Willis any con-
Indian Army 1% In India, Stilwell's particular Chu-tung (same); in Yunnan,
NOVEMBER 2-Saw Ho Ying-|| estimate of the situation. He sideration, whether on the Lung Yun (same)
project was the training of the million. Anything he turns over
at 2:00. Gave him the figures 800 Jap. planes
and 10 Chinese combat The way it works is by threat force at Raingarh.
Xto us comes off His troops. Gen-chin
divisions avaßable tope. No decisions of course.
in Indo- grounds of humanity or com- The
He had, eral attitude of rebuff for Chinese. I
Passi passion, or on the more com.the Gmo wants to shake such leith some" diffleülty, persuaded But, is wants our air force unrew the kegro at him about, China, Slam, and Burma.
Yueh loose. I the pulls
can Chiang so fly 45,000 troops from der him. I told him how it would reparations. He couldn't comble 8 divisions in Burma, British pelling ground that his con-roops, Hauch squawks, I can China over the Hump for train work.
prehend the problem at all, with 7 divisions handle 4 {divi-
No slona and we with 5 duct has apparently fully not be responsible for the securitying at Ramgarh and eventua!” [UNDATED) Limay's gotting Hadn't given it a thought.
of my ren," and he might even use on the
Wants handle 4 to 5. (Ramgarh force satisfied the test of a good arrange for a Jap reaction. The Durma border. He soon found
on *anything. north India-north nasty about Ramgoth
Wavell terision
me to recommend about pay. I'm}rot counted in.) (At present 160., living law-abiding resident. underrireppers are told to prest however, that the Britiais viewed the Viceroy! How many Chinese o see Chiang Then he'll thike Jap planes in Burma, 400 in Slamet zi That would, of course, be far surise, and a flood of protest this increase with distaste. A troops to comel, and what Ifor
***4 with him.
250 in Indo-China.) too simple. What is more,reaches various officials of the quick trip from Chungking to WHAT FOR? My God I told then Hiang, Mity [Madame Chiang), something.
NOVEMBER 3-Conference: Well, this begins to look like it would be entirely out of Central Government. They then New Dellit
necessary to
Actually accepting tell the G'mo the opposition is good Warell into approval of the to help our alles retake Burma. V. Soong, Shang [Chen], 'ahd-un' offensive operation. Actually character, Nothing has shocked decent feelings in very strong, and that forcing the increase in China forces in InThey are making it disseult; the Reported on conferences with assigning the troops, reducing
fasue might
cause dirty work! dia. With some help, from Was- don't want to be beholden to the Wavell. Beries of surprises." (1) number of divisions, Alling to this Colony since the war So he lays off and waits. The Hington, Stilwell won British at- Chinese for anything. Same old I can Are Lo any time. This was strength, adding weapons, more sharply than the off-plain fact is that he doesn't dare et plance of the Chinese training stuff, like closing the Burma repeated by Chiang Ral-shok. attaching arilllery. Actually!
project and their promise 10 Hoad cial approach to problems, to take vigorous and they may commit seven Brilisis Indian appear to learn. nonferences in pu (coming in making pre- any one of these items
and refusing troops. Ther (2) "I can order the chang 'kuan timking of getting after the SOS!!
nothing.
(commander in chler's office) contemplating command for me such as that presented by gang up. His best cards are the
would John Willis, bordering on air force, the artillery, and the Japanese in south Burma, New Delhi. First day: abatque arations, (3) Chiong Kataliek have meant a month of struggle
In China, lid Ying-chini and occasion so closely to vin- ten armies whose training is un- the staff of the Chinese
tion and difficulties. British vill put in 16 divisions on Yun, a little while back. Aray short
trucks, no animals han side, exclusive of Indo- 11,000 promised the necessary divisions avallabic, dictiveness. He got into the der the Central Goveniment,
railroad Why doesn't he realise that his for the Yoke force and
congested. China border defence, and bel Colony illegally: he must get only hope the 30-division plan put the
finally Two hundred troops] a day from out: there is little more to it and the creation of a separate on
divisional designations China upper limit. Camp couldn't paper. From Washington.accommodate than that in the manner in' afficient, well-equipped,
more than and the combined chiefs of staff in- which arbitrary powers con- well-trained force?
formed Stilwell that her condd Any supplies would come from Winkle is
They being thoroughly |éspéct, "for alt
Wavell's troops, Elc,, 'etc. practical piir-' ceded for special war, pur immersed in soft soap, adulation, | noses, ng increase in equipment were 'sore at, having any Chinese poses have frequently been
India at all. flattery. All the front-ling or supplies to: his projected of-
Bre exercised since the re-occupa-„fighters"
Now "inspired by fensive. Undismayed, however,
his
Second day:same story.
tion.
Willis's only presence." Victory John
has been
short:39,000 | he urged "the„project.on."
trucks, railroad could crime against this Colony is brought closer," etc., etc., qlc. OCTOBER 8-Rain, Conference only move 200 a day. Animals
OCTOBER 6 Colonel David at War Ministry, usual crap.
etc., etc. that he omitted the formal- Dean Barbett, thank from Ch'u'. OCTOBER 9--Talk Vita Ch'en'
day: remarkable change. ities required for authorised Halen. It was even worse than Cheng commander in chief of They must have gotten the word entry. The fact that any we thought. A bitched-up ac- sixth war zone). Asked him from London. Now they can number of thugs and thieves,tion at Ch'u Hsien, buggered about training and ability of om- move 400 a day. They can gpt spivs and speculators of Chin- completely by the Generatissimo, cers and enlisted men. Comarms some animals. And, trucks. They ese nationality may enter at and then orders to retreat, which my opinion: Junior plicets OK will give us a sector at Ledo. wore, thoroughly carried out. The division cominanders wobbly, all They will Supply us. But they any time without let or thin reconquest" was merely re-de- need training in the offensive. want the Tenth Air Force. They drance, has, of course, nocupation after the Japs had gone, Ch'en seems a liable sort of guy won't get it.
they find they can move bearing upon the heinous ont chame to make commanded centre at Shanghal. Now they find they
aure. Halt et "Ch'u Halen," bot and defence of Hankow,
the north offence of John Willis-any cause the Japs are still · 01 Kid OCTOBER 10--Last night Burma front) in time to go in. more than it has upon Hus, moving lost out. The Japs gloomy wire from Ferris about Everything is lovely again, so ob numerous other cases of
Ramgarh, Arch [Wavell} hus viously George has furned on persons who have butted-
approved [the increase in Chi- the heat. Wavell's plan Ats in their heads against the stub every separate occasion when nese troops], but [the] viceroy fairly well with mine. He in
has referred it to London. " sists on repinand of Hamgarh born inflexibility of the Im- such cases as this receive government has last word," says force. That's OK; we are in migration Department and public airing, as so seldom Harley. So they are determin- separate slot and will work off higher-ups. The idea that they do. Even the crude od to bitch it. Sent George a to a junction with the Zunnan the initial technical offence justice of the Feudal Age
no tention Yubnat force. · flat it ride. man's record be examined ceded more to the spirit of pardito, all futuro
Jpfht planning committeo to set with a view to the issue of forbearance than has been and generally bugger the show. fit) up and we sit in br a permit to stay is, of course, exhibited here in
Hong
have some rights, after what Junior officers are OK. and the sheerest sentimentalism Kong: they did, at least, have pay any attention to them? No at kathi Afr Force, but we We've put in over here. Do they working with us. Arlather pass -impossible to sound ad- the charity to accept as asses Belish) orange, brushell
them.nt. ministration!
reasonable rate of law that policy: Teurat Chinelo Tudian George Marshali assures help We raiko his COEO, there a bondsman who fled the co-operation; fear of indovendent (to, Burma campolin] If Egypt fore, not with expectation feudal aues for the town and quatallons or what not k that any protest of aura köpt his liberty for one, year
Anyway, Chung Kai-shek will
hot and perhaps could possibly produce the had earned the right to his whole show. It herdo change of heart necessary to freedom, and had blotted out laboured in vain. n-rescinding of the expulsiin his frotingression. They were orller' against John Millis, "guided by a thought" which We do so purely on principle, must have begurred to every believing that vigorous pro- Jayman who followed th test should be located inn Willis: Case
and
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