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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1948.

night's

MARCH 10-Had a night's

sleep-first time sluce Calcutta. THE SEVENTH INSTALMENT

Woke up without feeling all was

lost. At 11:00 saw Chlang K'al- shek again. Stubborn, But he gave in a bit. 22nd Division ent go to Toungdwingyl and con muja- port 200th, or help British out of mess if they losę Piome. (Sce map] Under my command only, and only in emergency. It's to be. morale mainly.

The Stilwell Papers

able.

K.

Into Mandalay and the 96th near Lashlo.

concentrate the

1

Was

emorg-

must

IRVO

MAYMYO: LET-

Tag

take more

30th Division must stay in Man- dulay, but one division of Sixth Army will be sent to Maymyo. Later two more will go to border..

If I had suki, "British the Jap attack with the sacrifice | mament, equipment and transport In a month, if nothing happens, maybe we can take the offensive command." he'd have accepted, of only one-third of his force. it took three Chinese divisions t He wants to be sure it will be but when I told him Alexander

This dazzling victory left me attack on that basis was out o

hold off one Jap division, and in easy) Again lok me Fifth and would move the 30th, he got his Sixth must not be defeated, so

I told him the 200th DI- back up. Now he's going to pull cold:

the question. Five Chinese lion-to break out and join at 1 in him to send someone who put entirely if the British glvo vision was in a very exposed ad-

sions were necessary before un Pyinmann, Put 55th Division in couli

And I'm to tell them vanced position and should be attack could have guarantee that, because I up Prome.

any hope of at Pyawbwe and hang on at supported; it was a good division auceva. coutin In war, we'd have to

(Use 8th and 38th! This was the doctrine Pyinmana. and we could not afford to less that do our best and taką, what came.

Divisions Chinese Army the

slimilarly and delay H.K.$30.00 I laughed. Sald he had bowed This undated paper, found in it; its morale would suffer if it

General Sillwell's nies,

was were left to bear the brunt of anturated with: with the G-mo back to Mandainy. This is the In some part to my recommenda-

giving such lend, the fearful best we can hope for) Wrote tions, but insisted he knew what probably written shortly after the the Jap attack. Chiang Kai- and the

Haircut. Nap, Japs north the Ars Burma cam-shek såld not

Incompetent always had letters. to worry about he was talking about. Told him close of

a good reaION

of Teungoo, for retreat, a that: I could feel free to order this fitted ins

The when fighting started. I would pugn]

with the natural

suspenso 1112 the 22nd the division, to stay and fight to desire of the Chinese commates

Division] have to be free to act, and he

When Chiang Kai-shek told the last man, and I should not be ders to keep

gets going is bad. Of course

their units at as under the:] agreed.

me I was to take command of the squeamish about it: there would great a strength as possible. The general restrictions of

MARCH 24, defensive

Chinese Army in Burma I found he many times I would have to G-mo, gave me further instrur-TER TO MRS. STILWELL-YJu attitude, one division in Manda that he expected to give me the harden my heart and refuse to tlons in psychology and tactics. may Imagine that I keep busy. lay, no British command, and help benefit of his advice and experi-isten to calls for help. for British only in an emergency,

The and told me if I would observ. There are so many things to do The general debate in the It's pretty bad, but maybe it will Division was al Toungoo, and the do the best they could, and hold

FRECK. At the time, the 200th thing to do was to let the 200th blm and listen for

six that I never know what day only United Nations General As- get better. All I can do is try 22nd going

I could myself learn 15. but we are getting organiseil months, began

on to Mandalay itself."

something of both arts.

now and the staff is beginning September 23, and ended on

59 todny. Very nice message

ed from this conference with to take a little of it off my back. Marshall. from

had Actually, Mandalay

no permission to move one division You will know long before you Wednesday, was noteworthy

He asked me what my plan military significance and offered

get this what I'm up against, and for speeches by, Mr. George Q. Am I getting finywhere? A.

was and I told him I wanted to no advantages as a position for 48 behind the 200th in cose

It's not a pretty picture, felt it desirable on my arrival at Jap three divisions defence. Chiang had never seen C. Marshall, United States Compared to two weeks ago, de-Co

the front. Considering his feel-

Bir raide near Toungoo. This was not the It, but apparently thought of iting about the matter, this was and now we'll be taking it on on Magwe abou: Secretary

cleaned out our meagre support. of State. Mr. cldedly. Appointment as Chief 9

approved solution: Mandalay, he us a walled city and therefore handsome concession 1o make Ernest Bevin, Britain's For- of Staff. (Creation of) Joint Staff; insisted, was the key to

General of situation. and Commanding

the point. He drew n circle

And in all fairness, it cle around And

the nose for some time with no eign Minister, M. Poul Henri Fith and Sirth Armies. Of course

and he preferred it on the map and pointed been a severe strain on him Chinese have had a lot of that, However, the answer available. 10 Spaak, Belgium's Foreign there are many restrictions, but to put both the 22nd and the dramatically saying. "There 19 Both there, so as to have a strong the key to the defence of Burma

put a foreigner in command of Minister, on the one hand, not so many as at first. Continu-

regular Chinese troops in action and I belleve, can garrison. We were told to hold Never mind what happens south at all. and by M. Andrei Vyshinsky,/ed butting is wearing down re- Mandalay at all costs.

without never been done It had n sistance.

1 talde

cracking. Repeated arguments

of it: we must put a strong gar: before, and he was trying it on

We have

ve a dandy command Russin's Deputy Foreign are shaking Madame

him that this would mean that rison in Mandalay and hold it. some-

short acquaintance with a man post here, up in the hlils, about Minister. echoed by repre- what. (in fact she told me to

the 2001 Division would be sings

Since we had already arranged he know Httle about. Evan

3,000 feet elevation. Unfortun- sentatives of Eastern satel- keep it up.)

And Ho Ying-ch'in, beaten and the Japs could then with the British it

to attempt to though, as I found out later, he ately, most of my time will be lite countries, on the other. Pai Chung hat, Liu Fei, and Hsu march to Mandalay unopposed. hold the Prome-Toungoo line, hud ways of effectively creum forward, in the low country, at

to fight as for forward kept wanted unanimously ap-

at him and asked for three cribing the authority he As a result

least for a while, but I can always the existing

my argument. Thai

after concentrating more divisions to be sent down as possible,

delegated without ret Wparently

run up and get bath and cool all available force there. If we These could make Mandalay safe, trictions, the face of the Chinese off. The rains are due in about be considered West have been ventilated major

oneen while wo were vlctory. Even

ang could get three divisions

fighting to the high command was severely - they'd start tomorrow. It would month and for once I wish trated, we would have and, in particular, Mr. Bevin Kai-shek has yielded on some

south. The other units were fected, and it put an extra burden chance of holding the and M. Spaak have exposed points-he is sending more troops,

Japs, promised and I finally got per on me in my efforts to gain their help us in the air. released has

a division to

whereas leaving the 200th

mission to move the 22nd to sup

I think of you often and plc- more effectively than has he

confidence. I left, and I can even sion unsupported would Taungdwingyi, ever been done with equal

mean port the 200th. but beyond this maybe some real executive au-ture the scenes in Carmel. What it to help the British at losing it and having to oppose the he would not go, and it was plain

thority authority

ultimately paradise. My travelling is done the implications Pr

ority might He will

Japs later with only the other that he was making a concession forthcoming, as agreed, in spite consider an

now, deflultely, and if I can just two. No, that was not the way against his better judgment. it would work

of the cockeyed

get back there, you won't be able He would give

conception of the contrary

defence after an- is proved not successful

to throw me out. warfare had been listening 10: an instance in his own ex-

Even after he, the G-mo, had it was lucky I did not know thon by words but by deeds, can other month. The supply is ar-

perience.

He had just such a shown me the key to the situawhat a long and bitter strange Got it straight with Tu

MARCH 25-Situation confused. people are only be regarded as sinister ranged, the medical

case at Chengchow, stirred up, and the British on-

which the tion, I was insisting on a differ-

He was going to be necessary. and menacing.

derstand how they must work. Japs were approaching from the ent plan and what did it amount

quite cheerful with 22nd (DIVI- The

my status. cast. There were three divisions to? In spite of his unepsiness, MARCH 21-At Kunming sew Scott, 1st Burmese Division, in.

slon] coming down. prolonged applause The Chinese accept

General which greeted Mr.

Bevin which is close to a miracle, since available, but he was too crafty he was letting me move another Chermault and agreed on May 1

Looking for guns and 200 men. and M. Spank as they satt is the first

time in modern to put them all out there at onse dice the garrison of Mandalay to te induction. [of AVG). Arrang Caught in surprise at Toungeo down sufficiently showed history that a foreigner has com- He put one of them in Chengduce the garrison of Mandalay to ed air support. OH [over Hump] chow, with orders to defend to one division, and when we were at 3:20. Snowstorm about half-

airfield manded regular Chinese troops.

yesterday. that the great majority of

the lost, and drew the other two defeated at Toungoo, we would way-Lashlo at 0:00.

Nep. Scott back. Got his guns. the Assembly approved their

To com- Tu has report [Chinese] coun- back to the west about 50 miles. have lost two divisions instead of mand post and MARCH 20-Tong and George

went over the diagnosis of the fundamental Yeh in. Tong is nosy, Tried to The Japs attacked and destroyed only one. In rebuttal, I ventur-stuff. Yesterday the 200th Divi terattack has reached point just

the division in Chengchow.

Buled But el to say that if we had all three ston (Cavalry) surrounded a ble

north of Toungoo] airfield. cause of world unrest.

they

no farther. And do divisions at Toungoo, maybe we patrol and got 'em.

0:00 p.m. to sec Tu-he had While Western spokesmenference yesterday.

hat would beat you know way?

This, horrified him because

the Jops, but this

scheme of attack ready for the proclaimed undaunted deter-

Notnounced, was Press conference at 4:00.

a matter

it would of psy

MARCH 22-Last night Hsiao 27th. Exactly like my solution. mination to defend

Whole of 22nd. Division their bad: got off easy.

chology-the Japs were so im- leave Mandalay (200 miles in the got out order for the [divisionlal Wh

will

at- pressed with the determined de- rear) temporarily unoccupied. In moves [to the front] and I signed, tack from Kyundon south. (I civilisation they also declar- ed in terms which must con- K'ai-shek's more

At dinner-called to Chlong fence put up by one division that this connection, there was an im- Arrived Maymyo at 10:00. Saw the Jops will stay put tomorrow.).

stuff about they simply did not have the portant thing he wanted me to Alexander, He's OK. now. Took Chi

Chiang Kai-shek has changed his mind. vince all but those who are operations and command, etc. He heart to go and attack the other remember, and that was that be- everything nicely. Going to **e

Three radio] letters wilfully deaf to the evidence, can't make up his mind. Change- two. So really he had stopped! cause of their doflclencies in ar- Chiang K'al-shek.

on the 23rd. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. that their policy is one of

on at A:OD-Klown through and 9:00 p.m. Full of all kinds self-defence and not of ap-

Mandalay over the twisting

admonition, and grade--Melktile at 10:00. Pya caution. Then. nt last, at 0:00 gression against anyone and that co-operation with the

wbwe at 11:00, Saw Sibert and P... he said. Use your judg Co. Tu [Fifth Army commander ment and give 'em hell."

Ap- East, if the East will loyally

in. Mosquitoes thick, 12:30

parently the flight here has pup- ped, him up. [He says) we can co-operate, remains

bed. their

use the 22nd. (Which I had al- goal.

and bring it

differences between East and

Chiong

of Soviet policy which, unless some if there is quiet, or

!! |

paper from me after con-

went

WESTMINSTER

This unorthodox short specia!

Parliament of

called purpose originally for no other

In this latter connection session the words of Mr. Marshal! but as part of the Labour Gov- deserve to be recalled. He ernment's plan to trim the veto said, "For its part the U.S.A. powers of the predominantly

The

By ROY

CARLETON

of

some

REVIEW

MARCH

be

ap-

Sealing that

of warnings,

Mr. Eden retaliated, amid a foarj

23-Toungoo being ready ordered in.) And I told Tu of angry cries from Opposition attacked. Tu [of Fifth Army] to take the 36th benches, that Mr. Churchill pro-worried. Talked it over. Wit along also. The 55th is already posed demobilisation to a certain. rend 22nd Division to Pyinmana turned over to Tu. Whoops. minimum figure but we were now and Yedashe far below that, Mr. Bevin denied

his

соп

to WHAT A RELIEF. and prepare the accuracy of in is prepared to seek in every Conservative House of Lords be

of this interpretation counterattack to support 200th.

Division 55th

Chlong hurry tri

K'al-shek and of Mr. Churchills

speeches but possible way, in any appro-gau with a couple of major sen-

changeable mind had me wor- Pyawbwa. other directions sations In priate form, a constructive together.

al-, most cheerful speech since he Mr. Eden declared that the Han- 2. 22nd Division

ried. hurry

I was dendly afraid he tn would justify his Pyinmana and sout began to curdle our blood with sard reports

would call off this attack. But and peaceful settlement of

Leaders of the Opposition his realistle approach to Britain's own claim and there the matter

3. Rudio Chlarig K'ai-shek

the seed has apparently taken the political controversies sections in both Houses in the economic crisis problems.

rests for moment,

མ

But we may that Tu wants help near-by and root, and as Tu says, now we can which contribute to the pre-opening debate on the King's

a close review of the first be sure this will come

up again

I agree.

work my plan. Christ. The sent tension and uncertainty. shortest ever opening speech had six months

Rushed back to Maymyo to mental load on a commander to, will beaming smiles that ports feferred

put Mr.

get things going. Arrived 4:30. Now Chiang Kai-shek is who has strings tied to The U.S.A. does not wish to evidently been instructed to jeer. vealed with be this year he re- and it is believed the official re-

him. So Oliver Stanley in the Com- exports had not only hit the far- Bavin in a quandary,

No air support left now. Tal's increase the existing tension. mons referred In brilliantly get De

Ernest also felt called upon to tanks on way (lo front), 30 miles ferned about pursuit before we It is its wholehearted desire witty speech

140 per cent of

even stop the Japs, If I had to alleviate that tension. party pantomine" and Viscount that for the first time since the lukewarm atlitude

to proposals at 12:00. But we will not compromise Samuel in the Lords spoke of the beginning of war we had obtain-for European Assembly. Не

the 22nd In Taungdwingyl, the on essential principles. We like having

calling of this special 'session) ed

essential to

MARCH 24-Situation: 200th 200th would have been lost and the prelude exponet income from invisible maintained it was

Buch

what might shipping, await the discussion by the Do- Division hang on (at Toungoo] God knows

・have will under no circumstances for 好 full orchestra

with ports

dividends, oll ope

1 operations and over- minion Prime Ministers and took till 22nd Division geta, set at happened. It may still be bad, barter away the rights and an organ to introduce a solo on seas visitors: that our overspending for European concerted involved [22ad] can't be sent to Taung Three newspapers boys (la for the line that all existing schemes) Pyinmana' Ito support it). but it couldn't be that bad. freedoms of other peoples." a penny whistle."

abroad had been out down from Mr. Marshall there put his Then the Cabinet sent its big £630,000,000 overspent last year abandonment of our sovereign; dwingyi now, no water there interviews.]

guns, Morrisons and Cripps, into to a present rate of £280,000,000 rights and the cancellation of anyway. Ph out a regiment

menace. to

finger on the crux of the matter -- the human rights and human freedoms.

ns

to a

of 140

prewar

"pettifogging volume but had well exceeded it:/explain the Government's alleged south of Mandalay at 2:30. Be done. what he wanted and pul

action and the sound of their despite fact that our food pur-treaties, and economic sacrifices, south, and then tell 200th Divi- (To Be Continued Tomorrow) heavy shell salvoes still echoed chases are stil costing us more none of which could be hastily several days after they were Bred. than we anticipated: that the drain agreed to.

Mr. Morrison gave Britain its on our gold reserves was this year A curious stage has now been M. Spaak. In the course of toughest postwar shock when he only half its rate in 1947; and that reached in the anticipated light his dramatic apostrophe to announced a programme of Im-generally speaking things are on over Steel nationalisation, the Soviet delegation, said demobilisation

mediate rearmament and delayed

Alfred Edwards, Labour mem- up and up so far as our financial from the Forces that the reason for the West-so that we might not be

position concerned.

|ber for Middlesborough East, who i caught Cripps tempered ail this with WRS recently, expelled from the ern Powers' conferences on on the wrong foot if heavy inter-warning against over-optimism Labour Party because of his common defence was fear, national clouds produce a sudden which was echoed by several sub- opposition

To this

part of its pro "It is fear of your Govern- storm. And then while we were sequent speakers, but there was gramme has come out openly in still in the Wave of depression considerable satisfaction over his launching a money-raising Steel on by this announcement, little bit of praise for the workers Defence Campaign and even ad-

It is not the fear of a coward.

ment and fear of your policy. brough up with Mr. Bovin's grim in which he said: "I want to deny dressed this week a‘Conservative

Kent,

to

It is the fear of someone who hints of the "progress" of the specifically that any part or section meeting in Orpington, Ke can look ahead and fear the conversations with Russia and of our people are not working whip up support for his ideas and horror and tragedy that may, als mort at Melaye, and slacks but the people as whole forms in pursuit of his aim al well. There are some individual says he will use all Party plat face us in the future."

though he does not intend to join Mr. Bevin's speech struck

an astonishinglyjare doing their stuff". Performance by Sir. As for Mr. Morrison's much the Conservatives or Liberals.

graver pronouncement, its full

akgy mood 1 customarily so chilling ed.

versus Shiawell. The Conserva

statements about Hyderabad came unusual

Another bit of political

many chords but three of his Staffor's prevailing reactions will probably be delay-bargy: takes the form of Woolton |

that

points may be specially Our underlined.

Firstly, his quotation of Members braced themselves "But, the inferences are unavoid-tive Peer denounced Sir Staford Lenin's dictum, reproduced him get to his feet, to address the growing conviction

for more shocks when they saw able and among these is the Crippa recent statement at Mar- by 'Stalin in his book. "Pro- Commons. And the unexpected quarters that

in political gate that Britain had reached, the the Government blems of Leninism", that the happened. He made probably fits may be compelled, after all, advisedly brought in the hack- of available manpower a limit of to

and he rather ins "existence of the Soviet Re

revert to its original, plan' of public side by side with im-

eighteen months for National nayed subject of the number of perialistic States for a long never indulge in anything depends on whats line Mr. Bovin be transferred to work of greater

Servicemen. Here agals

Here again much civil servants who, he said, could ilme is unthinkable. If the like that. On the other takes in his statement on Gernational importance. To this Mr. proletariat wants to hold hand, if having obtained many. His brief statement this Shinwell retorted that this sug sway it must prove its capa-secured security in their own week was, for once, not received gestion came badly from a former city to do so by military or Soviet territory they then warmly as usual by the Con-

Minister who as such, had ganisation."."

und the territory of other into a debating trap from which Ministry. This subject of raan-

servatives. Indeed he The second outstanding States, and people to prepare ho will have some difficulty in power incidentally will probably point in Mr. Bevin's vocech an attack on us, a very differ- extricating himself, Commenting agure heavily in the coming de- Is this statement: "If the ent situation will be creat-on the strain which Communist bate, on changes in the length Government of the U.S.S.R.ed in which we can only look tactics were creating for tuin of service in the armed forces an Is living in fear of any ag- to our defence," rombong the most insistent of doubtful about the effects which “blamed Pir. Churchill a number of Labour members are. [Malaya, he gression by us on territory Thirdly, there was Mr. All Government crities -in des industry may suffer from this of the Soviet Union it may Bevin's proposal to the manding more rapid demobilise- diversion of men to military ser reat in peace. We shall U.S.S.R. of live and let live. tion when the war ended. To this vice and armament factories"

ne vortured beant.so many persons into his]

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