7th April 1942.
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DELHI. INDIA.
HON. FOREIGN SECRETARY.
report of This list is
I have the honour to enclose herewith, extracts from a diary which I kept during the critical period in Hongkong, together with a conditions, and a copy of a list of people known to be safe. a very small one compared to the number of people who are really interned, it was regarded as unsafe for me to attempt to try to bring it out, as it entailed many pages which could not be concealed.
but
I would kindly suggest that if there is any question regarding my integrity, that references be made to Sir Geoffrey Northcote, former Governor of Hongkong,
Thy his Handy
Phyllis Harrop.
cc. to Colonial Secretary.
Hon. Colonial Secretary.
I am now awaiting your further instructions and your arrangements regarding my return to England. I would state however, that I am quite prepared to return to China if there is anything further I can do. "If I am to return home by air, I should be grateful if you would advise me of my future movements, so that I may make arrangements here regarding excess baggage, as I understand it is difficult to purchase clothes in England, and as I have not been home for nine years,
I shall find it difficult.
Phylies Handpie