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THE CHINA MÂIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1048.

Before any of the slow matur- THE TENTH INSTALMENT

The Stilwell Papers

Anot to move!

Cheworl

ing plans for the Pyinmana trap could come to fruli, the Jap- anese, by now heavily rein- forced, struck at the BriHalt flank in the west at Yenang- vating, the old centre, There in the searing lical of the Burmese spring they trapped and ali but destroyed the polyglot Ist Dur. mese Division. Sikwelt sped the Chinese, reserve to” the. rexcue of the British. No sooner hadı they been saved, however, than the critical blow of the campaign fell: the Japanese pressing through the dirt roads and jun- ole of the Thailand border fell. [1

Got Loanl "con- ordered) 200th Division to, APRIL 20-Spear In at 8:00. I came down. 24354 on the eastern

Division flank in Burina ↑ Meikilla by truck and train. One 200th

hasn't moved! ferred." Alexander will do any 32312 and ripped the Chinese line wide battalion of 38th in Myingyan. Order was issued at 4 p.m. yes- thing I tell him to. Hod him open at Loilem Destroying the 22nd and 20th Divisions delay terday, but Tu has sold troops radio Wavell for two reconnals- Chinese 55th Diniaion so com back to Pyawbwe. There is

Hance planes. Told Lo we'd to Winterton, and Lo in. pletely that it never thereafter hole from Ywanua to Kyauk- 38th Sun Li-Jen's Division? to Kalnw [on castern ank] and

over the situation. Q. Reconnais- listed again On Chincke padaung and beyond.

retook Yenangyoung, HK$10.00 ins

gol 100 check (nction of] 200th Division. military records, the raced

Asked Alec H.K$30,00

nothing. north through the Stath Army four ch took this blow well. Japs. Burmese out to Gwesyo. He couldn't refuse, but he wasn't kner Not got. Limays as usual

All our plans knocked to pieces. So that's clested up.

Spear in going himself. H.K.$72.00 front toward Lashio and,

about original plan of withdraw- the.

And in three days the picture with tales of disobedienen and Shoved off at 7:15. On road, al. "Oh, tanks can't operato unprotected Burma Road.

The objective of the campalan might have been so different. To

stopped and found 114th Rogi- over there now, it's too wet." bed at 5:30, thereafter became elemental sur-

ment in a jam. So stayed be-

Very loath to turn 38th Division!: nival. The the had bren vuurned

Up at 7:30. Three AVG for [LATER) Disaster at Lolkaw him to straighten, them out. lopen. breakfast (N.B. The way the fon Eastern Bank], 35th Divi- (What if I hadn't stoppeil?) beyond any hope of reconstruct-

We will use 22nd and 98th DA ROZA-On October 8, 1948, tion, and the Allied

at me in the Jams, alon) completely smashed. Jups Command boys look

At Meiktila found Tu by the with one regiment of 20th to de- at his residence, No. 0, Obser-problem became simply the twith-dead-pan, to see how I take above Loikaw Only two bat- take. Tat [commander of the lay on Myting [River). vatory Villas, Kowloon, drawal of its troops up the rail- "Now what are you going to do!" tallons left. Kan (commander of 200th Division) has started, he cross over and go up. the ralironti

I ordered Gregorio Francisco Da Roza, way to Mandalay and Mulkyina and "Will it break you down 18th Army) terrifled.

red says, and one infantry regiment to Bhamo, (Letler from Chiang nged 76. Funeral will pass before the flanking Japanese wonder?" I feel like an animal Yang to have Kan get a regimient has reached Taunggyi. No now | K'ai-shek, His system 10 got the Monument at 5.30 p.m. | should cut thens off. tas in the zoo.) 200th moving. of the 40th Division to Loblem al

developments. Tu sour at being a wire about what we've done today. (Shanghai and Macao hoped that from Mandalay the (Three trains tonight, I hope. It's once, and to order a regiment of chased to the front. Lo made and then issue Instructions to do

Chinese might fall back papers please copy).

Wild a hell of a strain to just sit help- the 200th to go to Kalaw. specen (spoke of my "determina-i. Anyway, he says, to siny in China up the road, the British less, and wonder if that 60-mile tales of the Jap tank division at ion in these operations). Bustle Burma, which is more than Briq back to India aerdin the moun

Lpiknw. Alming hole can be filled up in time.)

Lushio?

during the night, getting • 2nd tish will do. They are on their tains.

Report of Tokyo bombing on Jesus, This may screw us com-Regiment started. Tu wanted to way.) Lo accepts everything rndle.

pictely,

wait till tomorrow.

Kay, now. Later. 90th at the centre of

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BERLIN DILEMMA Silfwell raced the 200th Divie-

ion by

and truck foot, train Were it possible to con- gaspoard toward the open flank celve that BD agreement hoping to *fore the enemu north. The with Russia could be produc-column speeding ed by negotiation, the Soviet 200th Division arrived late. Stil- well demanded from Chinese that the Berlincirilian agencies in the rear ure argument

troops crisis is not a matter for the of their trucks to rush

In shore up he gaps in his crum Security Council, but ratherding front. These he was de- for the Council of Foreigned, for Chinese trucks were too Ministers, would be worthy buen cuacuating goods that

com-

Merrill in at 10:30. Much bet- ter nawa, Burmese In Yenang- young. Japs-1,500-south of it British closing in on Magwe. Christ--what a relleft teal, but by the 19th the 200th will be in position to smack 3,000 reported moving on Jups] Kyaukpadaung (maybe).

men

absence.

at

Sur- Attack

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know

Then

of

The division commander the 28th [Division] refused to obey Tu's ordre and Chang [commanding officer] 66th Regi ment refused to obey Le's ordet. Lin Wel is issuing ortlers also. It promises to be a mess.

fanning

the

tea and Cried all over

the front] is in trouble. Japs APRIL 23-Slept on porch by

APRIL 20-Japs halfway ta around them on flanks. This Meiktila Lake. Cool. Up at 5:20. Hsipaw, both roars blocked. If looks like n collapse here, too. Hard to get the boys going, 2001h gels to Lollem. the Japa

Tea. Still cri- Jesus again. Sent Sibert down law at 9:00.

On to pass will be in trouble. to find out. Burmese fired 18 miles west of Taunggyi. Tai

Gelling Pynwbwe today.

out

Japa there sitting on his ass. their knives now, Phone wires

Taunggyi in Tit

Hesitating tactics, all cut. Ard the British going (Tai's advance guard stopped 10 run out on us? Yes. The after two ensusities.) APRIL 19--Hot as hell. Jop outcome is becoming apparent.

Inps about 10 Contact with over, strafing.

Sibert back nt 1:00 am. 14th

infles west of Taunggyt. of examination. There inayould be commercially priceless

Now about as we figured. Lo and Tu in at 10:30. In China

to spare transport" for

round Thung tonight. be a satisfactory way

Went to 80th [Division) com- in military purposes.

smiles. the boys are all

We

at toylight. Went up front in which the dispute can

mand post at mile be

APRIL 21-Battle with places scout car.. Drak

on Maymyo The Javanere

wonderful chance controlled the have another

exchange of road. Yu [commander, BUIL civil administration had

No hits, discussed and argued by the air,

for a killing (at Yenangyaung), over our house.

of Are. Too thick to see inuch. Lo came in a breakfast. The boys were still at mile tirely oblivious of his troops, he Division is a pitiful object. En- United Nations, but if there collapsed, and refugees clogged Alexander and Slim and Lo and bombs

Military discipline Tu. Winterton, the roads.

etc., in "My Decided to send Tu to Kalaw which was kind of slow going. A was drinking

Aurel is, the method is a well-kept began to dissolve: Chinese

are simply afraid of the with 200th. First priority, plug

good deal of lucklog and start- secret of the foreign offices generats refused to obey the or Japs." Long bellyache. Well, the Lolkaw break. Went on in

himself. senior

I got disgusted left trucks ng back going on. Fairly steady. many they delayed lunch 11 3:15. Nol Maymyo-passed in Washington, London and ders of their own

manders as they Paris. The crux of the pro-anic to flee as fast

struggled in so good today at Yennangyaung, of gas and rice. Q. The Chinese on the whole. Brought back twe Dumb Tu atve us and lott wounds. 200th ston) (1,000 fighting men) 20 Chinese attack went too wide

commanders getting rich? That's casualties]-

must take Taunggyi or be caught miles of front [to defend], and blem is that all the great could.

Slim worried the Burmese divi- why we can't get trucks at the Powers,

back all

As Stilwell

fore and art. the middle

struggled

with 1wo front.

ont. Bath. Haircut.

the 22nd [Division), sion will fold.

Drove all night. Kyaukse nt

regiments (4,000 men), about 5 Powers and all the small with a Chinese troops through

10:30 p.m. Tu came in. Same Conference with Winterton and Mandalay and Shwebo to the

6:00.

miles. Back in Shwebo nt 3:20. European nations are direct- north, he learned that the Jar old crap. Can't take the responsi Alexander the Great, 9:30-11:30.

APRIL 20-Got Lo over and bility. Jap will rush up behind Winterton had to write a "direc ly involved. There is, there-anere had seized Lathio,

APRIL 21-No news from Tu

gave him the dope. He had a Burno

two weeks to] tive" which Alexander consider-

till inte at cutting the

or Ken. No news fore, little chance (presum-effectively

Issued orders for the 96th really Rond and the escape route

fight them. The Japs will bombed necessary, but was unable to bu

night. ing the Security Council And which he had planned to with-

to go to Myitkyina and the 22nd the roads etc., etc. The bastard find words to express his "Ideas." themselves powerless as un-draw his men to China,

did not use the trains Inst night. The directive is that the troops

APRIL 25 (2:00 AM)Mesto fight delaying action so I left APIL 18-Dorm woke me nt Discipline was terrible, I told are to occupy positions

It alone. Sending bulk of our enge the Jobs are 40 miles north doubtedly they will on pre-

command post upriver tomorrow. 3:00. Merr back. Brilish in him to go ahead and fight, Christ, they already are.

4:30 of Lailem.

a.m, message Shwebo bombed by 27 Jap bas- sent showing) that the re-

hell of a Jam (at Yenangyaung]. he's a headache. It kept up thi

from Lo, says he bas very im- | 50) commendations of the UNot up: got Lo up and got going.) midnight. Assembly could provide an answer, serving peace and fustice, over and above the conflicting interests of the parties to the dispute.

they

tux

មន It will take

where

APRIL 22-Up at 5:00. Reach-

•

ed' Kynukse 8:30. Nap. Alexander portant news. Must confer. 90th tarda today. Ugly rumour.from

THE WAR MEMOIRS OF

WINSTON CHURCHILL

with the fact that they are Ministry and Chamberlain's | putting a stop to Germany's re- goin the initiative.

Governments

-

fat centre) chewed up. So Melk- Limey liaison officer that Chinese

Lashio. are leaving

Radioed Must get tila is wide open.

Called Al-

Chiang Kai-shek about General garrison somewhere. exander to

O.K.Lu of 28th Division disobedience. come clown.

God, if we can only got those gbt to 4 miles west ol

100,000 Chinese

to India, we'll have something.

200th

Taunggyin

Alexander and Winterton in. Will send a brigade of 17th Divi

APRIL 30-They will blow 'the' Rion (British) to Melktlia at

that Lashio was taks. once. Winterton had to write bridge tonight. Last night word

A Leavenworth order, the came aut

Liao in from 22nd (Chiang Kai-shek sent a radio

that we were to hold Mandalay!!! heavily (Division), Jackass.

attacked at to Pyawbwe.

This a.m. he sent another. that Will hang on tili-to-

we need not hold Mandalay,) morrow night. That may, let the Alex and Winterton In. Aleck's Fifth Army special troops and wind is up. Now It look

look! JP trucks, and the 66th Infantry

Before any question of what the Security Council or the Assembly can or will do, possibly arises, it is The first volume of Mr. Chur-") Mr. Churchill has no difficulty indeed, had Britain moved first to reconcile the chill's great work-for one can in showing that, from the mili- without the formal consent of necessary fact that the parties chiefly say already that it is going to be tary point of view, there would the Norwegian Government in

have been no excessive risk instead of allowing Germany the concerned in

conflict great work-ends with the fall

Mr. of

Neville

Churchill's as- turn to power and her oppression Admiralties And sumption of office an Britain's of her neighbours at several Prime Minister,

It begins

im- points, if Up democracies had

(Regiment) slip back through the Japs would rush to Bhamo. mediately after the conclusion been united and had shown

As Mr. Churchli! puts it: the hole cast of Thazi. It will Radioed for plane to go back to Lashio front. Lo wanted to go He solution. But this is, of course; "The two Admiralties the First World War.

(that is be a close call. Then we all fade regards it, in fact, as a continuo- precisely what democracles find the British and

**by the German) for Mandalay and its one bridge, by railroad for some reason tion of the record set out in his it so hard to make up their minds thought with precision along the I hope it's still there. The 2001 other. His gang will, but he and will take the plane. Qur carlier books and suggests that, to do, especially after the horrors same lines in correct strategy, did not get Taunggyi and will go

an of a great war. They feel that and on nad obtained decisione di for opony glimmer of crowd direct to Myitkyina Ask together, his works will cover-an

a modern Thirty at all costs they must avold on- account_of Years War. His method is to other and are thus Inclined to briefly the play into the hands of the bolt sketch comparatively carller events in the international totalitarian aggressor, who has 50 field and then to thicken up the much less to lose than they be narrative as Nazi Germany made its preparations fer war and took one by one tar

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also expected to be the prin cipal arbiters. It is asking rather a lot of the United Nations to suggest an answer problem which the nations principally interest- ed have been totally unable to solve, and if it is merely moral condemnation of the policies of Soviet Russia which is sought, the time might just as well be saved.

The Berlin crisis is not a

of

matter of a moment. It has which the aggressive steps were to make ila sub- been brewing for months.sequ

sequent path to .nuch easier. In It has flared up suddenly in this later part of the inter-war the last three months. It period Mr. Churchill himself was dates back to the fallure of out of office, a voice crying in the wilderness, urging preparedness, the

Council of Foreign pointing out the fearful dangers Ministers to achieve any into which the nation and the semblance of progress in world at large were running, but negotiations on a German almost disregarded.

That failure peace treaty. produced the decision that as

cupied.

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By Capt.

horrible

or

ed War Department where to go

from its Government."

On the hope there.

taking

-Indla or China. (Alox has whole the Germans were

men to take out! Whare the bigger rlak ber

But all we can get to Mandu-30,000 because they did

Imminent danger of disinta not possess command of the sea, lay will be the 39th, 22nd, scraps in the hel! have they all been?) so that their scheme could only pf 96th. This has been ས་ succced through surprise. Nor- mental day, and at lunch if six station and collapse. I hope the way could have been saved. 1: Jap plance didn't dump a load 22nt (Division] stands up. is true that to preserve Norway almost on us. How the boys did are, sending 40 people [Ameri- after. the defent in westem jump for cover. (68,000 allons cans] to Myitkyina, 12 to Katha,

and

and Belden- Treng whatever happened in Norway about April 18. 105 [trucks)

have been a gigantic tank came down to haut rice and gas, wing, May 1, n.m.

Wo

CYRIL FALLS

FALLS Europe which would have come of gas and 350 trucks if Lashin and leaving 20 liero. Dorn and I

of war.

vilting p very heavy strain 55 of Yu Fel-p'eng

siderable

and 50 ho

to Loi-

Lo over, and obylously averse

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cause he has no similar aversion to war. Up to 1835 even unity upon was not seriously required be on Britain; but it must be borrowed from the Central Bank, to the plane, Wants to doze out

taken into account that the whole food administrator.)

of Myitkyina, leaving the baby with Tu. Finally told him O.K cause the whole process of Ger- Norwegian Army would then have many's expansion, might have been mobilised and that in its

APRIL 27-Left at 4:00a.m.] he could go to Katha if the plane been arrested by the strength of

con- Cama on across It possessed

Ava bridge at didn't come, and I'd stay over. In Loilem taken by 200th, which the France Army, alone, without own country

value. Mr. daylight. Car going bad. military its having to call upon its allies.

Churchill makes something like Shwebo at 8:00. Bawled the hell moved on north. there appeared to be no ments for Western Germany. Germany's Air Parity a slip when he writes, "The out of La, who shoved off to get

Tu going. was mobilised

6:00 p.m. Alexander, (To Be Continued Tomorrow) and ot That chance was allowed to Army four-Power For if the Russians had re- prospect of agreement

In point the cognised the Allied rights in slip, and then the task become pace began under General Ruge

more difficult because Germany to fight the invaders." whole of Germany, Britain, Berlin without a correspond had obtained air parity with Bri- of fact, only a fraction of the of the the United States and France ing recognition of their an. Yet in the following year, Army managed to

the German Invasion all-German when Hitler should co-operate in making rights in

remilitarised the speed of

mobilisation In the the best of conditions as they peace settlement, they would Rhineland, if France had at once prevented

mobilized, as MM. Sarraut and most populous districts, and the found them in the territory have suffered an immense

Flandin wanted to, Britain would enemy seized the, mobilisation in Germany which they oc- diplomatic defeat.

have been virtually compelled to equipment. Their strategical position support her, and Hitler wouid

Mr. Churchill criticises the de- But this grave decision in Berlin is, however, too have bowed in face of their com- lay in northern Norway which bined strength. Instead, Franen resulted in the capturo of Narvik left out of account the fact strong for that.

Britain and consulted

Britain not taking place until it had al- that though the three West- It is so strong, despite the

urged caution. All the evidener ready been decided to withdraw ern Powers have a vital In- marvel of the air-lift, that from both sides shows that vice from the country. That is matter unlikely that terest in maintaining their the best that could have tory could have been won here for debate; but it

course the Alllés could have clung to position in Berlin, they do been hoped for immediately without war, though of not control Berlin. Berlin was a temporary relaxation such a victory would not in it- northern Norway when the Ger can be administered as of the blockade in return for self have removed the prospect mans were in possession of the of the country and had casy rest community only by four- some sort of understanding Those are simple issues. Mi-access to it. There is an element Power agreement.

to postpone irrevocable ac tarily speaking, the overthrow of irony in the political repercus». and Czechoslovakia sions of the Norwegian campaign. The Russians were quicktion in the establishment of of Austria to see the anomaly in this a Western German Governare very much less 10. And yet. We were surprised, but the mill- It cannot be doubled that the tary and naval operations were position: that the Western ment.

chances of stopping Hitler, were not botched., Skill was exhibited Powers stood · for three- It follows that while the far better on both occasions than in the extrication of small forces Power control of Western Berlin, crisis may be alleviat- on that of his attack on Poland. In central Norway with slight Germany and for four-Powered, it cannot be resolved That is one of the most probable less, and the rear-guard action and most unfortunate effects of in the Gudbrandsdal were models control of Berlin.

unless, the four Powers are continually postponing the forma of their kind. Mr. Churchill was There is no real mystery able to negotiate a generation of a firm front, against Justified in the vigorous defence about the fundamental issue German peace treaty. That aggression.

Yet, the Government was It was whether in return for the Council of Foreign Minis- which is taken is deplorably bad; was highly desirable for it to be of the Moscow negotiations. can only be done through decided to do so the good occa mons.

sions have gone by, and that overthrown. And of course it the recognition of four ters as the Russians insist in the circumstances Britain and overthrown, for the Labour Party Power rights in Berlin, we although it is obvious that France cannot be blamed for to share the responsibility for the would recognise four-Power there can bo little point in telling. Germany that attack by conduct of the war, and for Mr. rights in Western Germany, having another Council of her on Poland meant war, but Churchill himself

tha other hand they could not Prime Minister. It was never possible for Foreign Ministers as long as have gone to war with Germany This Is only one of the pheres the threa envoys to induce the four, Powers-höld firm in ta less favourable, strategie; eit of treat drams which Mr. Chut- the Russians to lift the all the main positions on cumstances outbreak of war said that the book is full of it --*/*chill, has to describe. It may be blockade, unless they had which they are irreconcilably,vch after the some kind of quid pro quo divided. The dilemmation in defence appeared ward it better, and no single man to further opportunities for co-opera- No writer of our time can handle in the fünth of an undertak- clear but thoshindiana may was lost. There” cân bẻ litttả this country ands himself in de ing to review and reconsider well be right in regarding doubt that Norway could have good a position to make the most

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