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Sir MARK's period of solitary confinement was one of intense mental torture. He felt very keenly that he was the first Colonial Governor to surrender his command and he naturally was greatly exercised in his mind as to whether he had done the right thing and to be denied the solace of even discussing these affairs with any of his fellow countrymen was torture of the first magnitude.
(B 1 SHANGHAI. Source states ir MARK was manificent in SHANGHAI in every way. By his mere personality, within 10 days the whole camp, which was predominately American, was "eating out of his hand".
The Japanese proposed to build him a hut for himself, but he refused this saying "any money that was to be spent on housing should be spent for the benefit of the camp in general".
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Sir MARK's attitude towards escaping was in marked
He said. contrast to that of certain military officers in HONGKONG. no prisoner would be held guiltless who signed a promise not to
Threat of torture aloně escape unless he had been actually tortured. was not sufficient justification for signing.
Source and a few other officers were asked by Sir MARK to join his mess which was at one end of the ordinary huts. Source had to refuse and he informed Sir MARK of the reason which was that he and a party were planning to escape in about a week's time and he thought it would be inadvisable to be intimately associated with Sir MARK. The latter immediately helped them in every way he could with their plans.
Sir MARK wrote a brief report of two single spacing typewritten sheets on the HONGKONG campaign; this was typed on March 10th 1942 given to source on March 11th and completely destroyed by him on March 12th when he was recaptured. No copy was kept.
(Signed)
Ride
Colonel
COMMANDANT, B.A.A.G, KUNMING, 21st November 44.
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