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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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