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OCTOBER 18-(33rd (Wed- THE TWENTY-FOURTH INSTALMENT

ding] Anniversary) Here's a hunch. T.V.?? Is he the trouble- maker? If Roosevelt han the dope that I am disturbing relations, where did he get it? Ans:--Only from TV. So T.V. wants me ro- Because I am working with Madame Chiang and she is for the G-mo and that crabs TVs ambitions.

laved. What

Maybe that's why Ella and May won't tell me; why they warned me about Ch'en Ch'eni, TV's man; and why they want, K'ung built up. I watch for confirmation of this.

me.

will des

mand.

here 10 grease the skids

Won

The Stilwell Papers

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vin

dominance

ngo.

rage.

now

the

AT THE END OF

thing that can be Inbelled A) war ́against Germany.

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my

Izu

was

on papers.

I got so far. Everyone Is "confer- [I asked] "How about your pro-jerala" in connection with ring," looking serious und im mine of 12,000 rifles by Augus! proposals. Asked him why some OCTOBER 21-Woll, well, it portant, and "thinking in big at 3.000 more by December?" of his wonders hadn't done it. was T.V. He told Somervell in numbers." Being as I'm Just a Ho squirmed and nlibled, "No Cracked about Llu Fel and his Deiht it was coming off. He had deck-hand, I don't get it but am raw materials."

presentation At Huang with the G-no, trying to be inconspicuous, which

Shan fit all not up

Saw Hu Ying-ch'in. The 60,000 (Somervell-Mountbatten

1211 | happy about kis failure to secure wheis May and Elin heard of it. I find very simple, and 1 amiwait- men (promised the day before]ence], when he said certain units China for the boutering of his

confer-

American greater

kd bithfu HK$18.00 At once there was a hell of a ing till I'm spoken to. Louis has shrunk to 25,000 trained and had from 200 to 270,000 men in generat milltary-politiet struc

Baht. Elle finally told me yes-] [Mountbatten) is a good egg. the rest recruits. While we were them. Hooted him for his H.K.$36.00 ferday that I didn't know the What gets me is the enormous talking, the 25.000 benme 20,000 curate and highly qualifiet tech-promises he was wilt 10 c

"acture; but on the basis of Allied half of it but ultimately would setup. considere necessary to and then when pushed to state nical" assistants. They had been operate. He ILK. $72.00 Soid she lind to choose between faunch a relatively small opera- what units they were, and when after him in a big way,

returned to China "her own flesh and blood" (T.V. tion and the tremendous fuse and and where available, the 20,000

hile Stilwell tarried in Cairo and the good of Chin, Gave me blah that is going on.

Chiang accepts, or in hig words, to await the remita of the Every became eight battalions which will appoint a U.S. commander Teheran conference. a lot of slop on their size-up of body that has been detailed to ut full strength will be 14,000 for Chinese-American force

Regrets we did not get to the staff is either "high-powered" Maybe 12,000 will show up, and Chinn after the Pacific is opened. tra

NOVEMBER 131 ul gether a year ago. Good advice or "a damn good felle," so you] 11,000 arrive!

Another impossibility six months p.m. Kunming at 4:30. Mr. Winston Churchill is

In re Chennault. Puli his teeth can see how submerged I'll be. Then saw Lin Wel. Same ple-

NOVEMBER 16--ON at 3:40 In mel give him no ground for I must be some good though, the ture. As to ents [for troops], Ramgarh lore. On October 10, C-87, Smooth trip. Irt the leader of Britain's Con-complaint, so he can't cry to the plan I handed in a week ago on very dimeult. Solation will

[at be 1943, the New First Army com-and twenty minutes. Off at 8:00. Chabuin) nt 7:00. Three hourk servative Party. He is also Generalissimo, Says we have a plece of scratch paper is now fixe price for Army, in, c-mander reviewed the troops. Delhi at four. To the statesman who embodied | stopped Ching in full career nod coming out the "planning fisention (from peasants].

on a horse, An orderly led the

headquarters even more than he inspired turned him around 100 degrees, staff us the real McCoy,

On BAD NEWS: Chen Ching horse are Considers it a big viętory, Britain's resistance to Hitler-ne position is greatly improved can't say we and two are four go in to command Yoke the picture,

ground with a rape, Says of

of my troubles seems to be that icke than thought. A substitute the

Ani NOVEMBER 18-16:30 South- dump

photogrpher missed

CIENT Asia Command meeting. ite Germany. The deal that no further attacks win a sufficiently ponderous and foren), and it will probably be

aver Long squabble

command. F.D.A. must be given credit for Rush to get off 2:23. termination to resist to the be made...positive about this, pontifleal manner und can't think Wei

LI-huang. The Y fores broad-mindeness, In using poll-

At Karachi utmost, and to sulfer destruc- suppose T.V. got a good up a thousand words to use in needs a pusher, and I doubt if cal opponents, in common cause.

at 7:05. tion rather than yield,

saying it. I'm just fed to the gills this is it. was The G'no is now affable again,i with

Knox, Slimson, Hurley, etc,

NOVEMBER 10-O at 7:50. inaction. delay, pretence, strong in the people before Impressed by my presentation dumbness. Also with

Basra at 4:30. Eight hours forty intrigue, NOVEMBER 10-Hurley talked NOVEMBER 14-In from minules. Flew over Abadan on Mr. Churchill became Prime for Mountbatten-Somervell co-munoeuvring, double-crossing and with Louis Mountbatten. wpy Chiang Ho Ying-ch'in had been way in. Big developments there Minister in May 1940; and it ference] of Chinese participating obstruction. I will be happy is after my scalp. I stand Brukud over the coals for delay of and along river at Barn. Masses was because the nation knew one to be conitial to the will be a welcome relief from China and he wants

In projected Burma attack]; when the real shooting starts: it tween him and

In replacements. He squawkendi about of date palms, Stayed at airfield Onlered he shared this determination and Liu Fet at the (Mount- bickering and recrimination mulf of me. Hurley warned him about from telling Chiang 1 kart pro-ful French-fried poten

to get rid alcohol and gas and refrained hotel. Duck dinner with wonder 1 ก to the full that all parties batten-Somervell] conference but throat cutting. Garry grows my standing in the U.S. and told mised ; last Thursday. Chef Gassed, at Habbaniych.

NOVEMBER 20-Off at 800. supported him. -In return, Chang hul my present the facts my estimation every day,

him that he could expect plenty in a

Tall Ho

Orr at his of trouble, and that if he his courageous bearing and on Chinese participation in Cham-

got changS

Possed Jerusalem at 1:00. [departmental pion. What a gog. Neither Ho The reconciliation of Chiang

chiefs 10:35, me, I would go after him. Said were no good and sald he

Colro. Payne Field at 3:40. his uplifting speeches sus-

Liu could felt you what and Stilwell took place on the that I had, kept China in the war risking the Inge of the tained public faith in

Burma Seven hours and forty minutes, troops are in Yunnan-Minister cre of the great mid-war Coll- t A very critical period, and campaign.

Barbed wire all over the place. Cairo final victory and made him and Vice-Minister of War.

Alro got after ferences.

and Teheran

him Was considered in the

the US. as the about the ration.

Limeys protecting Dicky (Mount- WETE about

Wonderful. and to convenc the emblem of unswerving

"Saviour of China," (My God) Maybe

balten j. China, for the first time, was to

To Shepheards [Hotel] fire is hot national resolve.

OCTOBER 18-19-20-The cost be represented in Allied councils

Pat lak it on thick. He says he enough

io fry Ho Ying-ch'in for haircut. Down to camp PX Happy by Chiang, in person. It is not easy to say whe-ference at Huang Shan.

is in my corner. Does not believe

astounding stock. family stuff. Dicky [Mountbat-

that F.D.R. has been after me, Patrick

NOVEMBER 21,--CAIRO Brigadier

NOVEM- General ther Mr. Churchill's grave ten was superenthusiastic about thurley was sent as

Scribbled on Roosevelt's at the close of the mixing us all up.

but thinks he is very changeable BER the masters of the Allied Bronkfast at 8:00, speech

[offensive [for] Canton personal emissary to Chungking and could be almost any time...world gathered for two sessions plans Conservative Party Confer- The Chinese politeness hus arrange the final details of This confirms Merrill's hint about the Middle East, the first at which was planned for following

He thinks they the Catro conference. And Stit ence was made priorarily in fooled Dicky.

"our tle playmates,"

Cairo, the second at Teheran. spring]. What a

At Cairo, Roosevelt and Chur- The one big well, high in Chiang's favor now, sweet gang of crooks wo

Por, 150w Shang Chen and Com- his capacity, as

everything.

ara

chill summoned thing accomplished Was that found that the Generalissimo playing with. The old doublecross shek to their presence to discuss Routed out at dinner by Shang- Chiang Kapany. Took a walk and got lost. war leader or, and chiefly, Chlang agrecil to unified com- expected him to accompany the

strong. Louis playing the the to his party. Since he spoke

formula was reached Chinese delegation to Caira

war against Japan. to "Empah"

At Chen and Lin Wei. Madame after game and won't Neither Chinese present China's militaris case, to chances. All he wants is some-chill met Stalin

take Teheran, Roosevelt and Chur simultaneously to the United on boundaries.

me. Went out and saw General- to discuss the isimo. Madame gone to bed. States by radio, he knew that nor South East Asia Command ie the last pieces together for

Barbed wire overywhere, Then victory, Louls is working up the (his audience would be far could invade Siam and/or French the Burma offensive which har

The two conferences. Indo-China without prejudice. been brewing for so long.

"controversy" between me

Buked to No. 4 (House]: George (Mar- and by a global war were larger than the 40,000 dele-Next step is to make a] plan, NOVEMBER

Chennault and spoke of

inter-shall). Pat (Hurley) and Somer- 3–CHUNGKING

It to dependent. At Cairo, despite vell. Talked

11:30-F.D.R. gates to the Conference. Het go to India (Delhi) and bring Back again, but no proposals. At Hurley. Apparently, the item is tuch friction between Chinese, docsere like ine to call chang knew too that the publication back proposals,

part nt British, and Americans, the Al-Kal-shek Peanut. of his first volume on the TV showed up at ferry and Wedemeyer hasn't got going yat. to Julge me, take the

[Wedemeyer:} "General Marshall my subordinate, and kick me les agreed to a major offensive NOVEMBER 23-Meeting on went to Huang Shan [for the

set in motion of Combined Chiefs of Staff). war-with its formidable list

Mountbatten

The fold me to go over there and get out. Hurley asked him right out in Burma to be conference).

if he were by any chance follow-| immediately; it took that operation put one. He said to ing the old British

12 be of warnings fulfilled-would wan a fight there and he was

+ Sounded Kamo ut fully mounted offensive with

off on the plan [for ensure the respect for if not told [by Chiang Kai-shek] to be me that he was giving me a good "ivide and rule."

Burma]. 11:00 [Admiral) King to heavy British landing in south commander-Louis--and that be

Mountbatten Burma, the

sesalon Hurley spoke of the

of plenary participation trek out the agreement with his ad-elek and go home.

And If they OCTOBER 21.-LETTER To expected results, monition against the prema MRS. STILWELL I'm off for the out, and put (me] somewhere the bell by my statement. Then in attack north

wouldn't fight, he would pull me of Burn and sakl I had rung American troops, the Ramgarh gave a splel on the plan. Lunch

of the force at Mena House. 2.30 to prelimin ture destruction of atomic other end of the line after a big else."Where they can make good he overild it by saying it re- to attack north Burme frou. In any meeting. G-mo phoned

"Do din, the Chinese Yoke fore in bombs.

not present walin-walin. An attempt has use of my talents and ability," minded him of Marshal Ney with make an all-out drive on

proposala. enat Message the G-mo would come. This admonition rah: "Of been made by certain elements The young man sure does appre- his rear guard My God did urna from Funnam

Then he wouldn't. That he would. one thing I am quite sure.

cinte himself, Gave him my.idea squirm,

Such technical detalls as there

Christ.

Brooke got nasty and If the United States were to all set but our side rallied and giving it back to me as his.

gently put me on them. It was of the tactical plan, and now he's |

King NOVEMBER 11-It is Wei LJ-1 were worked out by the combin King got good and sore. consent, in reliance upon went after them, and we

huang. Shang Chen brought himed staffs of the Chinese, British nimost climbed over the table at in this .m. te report. He was the

and American armies meeting on Brooke. God, he was mad. paper agreement, to destroy the game in the last minute of

NOVEMBER 5--Conference with!

functioniat level A wish he had socked him. the stocks of atomic bombs plac has been a nasty damn May and Eila. May calls me Uncle very respectful In fact, all the these conferences. the duty nf

3:30 Chinese came.

Terrible was on the Joe now. Gave them the do Inteiy. (Tu Yu-ming was hives well.

boys are showing more respect representing China fell on Sell- which they have accumulat-experience and I

performance. They couldn't ask point of telling them to go and they insisted on a prompt

details question, Brooke was insult- ed, they would be guilty of hell, last now it's all smoothest report to the G'mo. They will do terday and quite concerned about had been worked out, the recoming

I helped them out. They murdering human freedom over and I am assured that not anything I propose, and back it tash Army instruction. mendations of the military man

He has put the 40th, 08th and were asked to

were asked about Yoke and I and committing suicide them- only will such a thing not be to the G'mp. Shift armies, uae 200th Divisions on same basis as Churchili-Chiono

the Roosengit had to reply. Brooke fired ques-

level I have not always repented but that my position is

for replacements 1 complete units

other infantry divisions, and seg-much unrecorded diplomatte har 8:00 went to G-mo's and helper After ions and 1 batted, them back. At It been wrong. Nothing stands weren't playing the game as you Cairo and leave to Ying-ch'in old Wel what I expected of him Chiano finally consented to the

stronger than it was. you all anything. Want me

to Rotorigated his mechanized units.) I anining at Be senior level, between Europe and the com-nre. Ole Pappy would just have to behind. Agree on plans to put and he promised to be a

Chinese get questions rently, plete subjugation to Com-step outside and shoot himself. Ching right with the powers.

good general plan, worked out by the

to military staffa ;munist tyranny bul the As it is all I have to do is re-

box and get busy. He has NOVEMBER American member what I'm coming home, atomic bomb in

Jump without his own staff G-Reconciliation in. to,

Day! Loye Feast Dayi Morning and take what he finds. possession."

OCTOBER 24,-LETTER TO otce, halreut and papers: Alter- hend of the Military Mission, I Shong Chen goes to the U.S. us With "deep sorrow" Mr. MRS. STILWELL I couldn't resist noon, call from Elle. Churchill expressed his belief writing-you-from-my-office in the Meslek Saw Ella at 480m pretty sure this was on my that the only sure foundation South East Asia Command Head She went over to [Chiang K'al- recommendation.

quarters. of peace,

How do you like our shek's] to or prevention of

prepare the ground NOVEMBER It's about all we've and followed at 3:00. The rattle Chiang's, Hurley and I talked to

12-Dinner kationery?

at actual war, is the strength

snake was affable as hell. 50,000 him till 11:40, Pat gave him the organised in readiness to re-

men [for replacements]? Sure, sist aggression. Given this formation,

The US. polley low-down. (1) hey'll be there. The onl

thing only

Today is being wound had failed to secure strength, the aggressive tac- and weighed.

carefully sifted to get some gas to move them, is to maintain Britain as a first-

He is not in He will

class power. (2) The U.S. is up a dependants' aid 24,520 Ds. tles of Soviet Russla might the habit of making sensa Extra ratious? Sure, just talle it cinst any form of imperial fund that began at a istering the Fund. From Stalag

even feed his troops. be kept within bounds, and tional statements at randoin. ver- with Ho. Anything else! belleve democracy

including the British. (3) We the danger of war averted. He is however in the habit quest you to make the report for for speaking out.) (4) We believe sale in Germany.

No? "Well, then, officially I TC- (F.D.R. is for dillydally, Hurley

will win prison camp auction Luft Jii, via the International Red Cross and Swiss Government, the It would be vain to expect of presenting his conclusions China at Cairo." (Two

Trustees wrote to the Air Ministry any change of heart at Mos- in a highly dramatic form, so Champion and after.),

parts in striking Japan at home, not at; "See Lin

setting out the amount to be pald cow; but the rulers of Russia dramatic indeed as to arouse Wel and get the

Singapore. (5) We believe in a Over four and a half years ago ing deductions from the subscri to each beneficiary and authoris- might be brought to under the uneasy feeling that they Jubilant state of mind and ready

dope." Ella had told me he was in a predominant in Asia.

free, strong, democratic · China,

1,500 men in R.A.F. battledress bers' pay, stand, by the mingled may be exaggerated or over- to be very friendly. Well, if I

Polish greatcoats and high. Ger- MIDDLE EAST. WEST AFRICA . EAST AFRICA strength and firmness in the simplified.

It was agreed that the amounts NOVEMBER 18-Saw Ella.and man Jackboots, stood on the dusty paid out should vary according to West, that there are limits is apt to discount real or ap 1 might have been

Britain's public hadn't heard him rattle has tall. Mag. They talked about Ho and parade ground of a Po.W, camp the financial circumstances of each beyond

in. possible successor. May proposes in Sogan, Silesia. They were dependant, Except for two single which aggressive parent exaggerations. If Mistake! Last time he didn't Shang Chen for secretary of war holding an auction Communism must not go prefers the emphasis of an

nt all-just struck. rattle SOUTH AFRICA - PAKISTAN - INDIA · CEYLON Mr. Churchill pledged the understatement.

In place of "unmentionable". [Ho they had ballt themselves stood a Late 8:00 p.m. Ella called on Ying-ch'in]. I put in a

hanvy phone and Baid Chiang support of his party to Bri- Yet in this instance

was plug for him. May and Ella re-row of wooden tables, piled high Mr. much pleased over the confer-minded me they had promised with "kit" -- uniforms, bedding, tain's Labour Government In Churchill's historic achieve ence, which was "the most satis to can Ho if I could be patient, hairbrushes, toilet soap, fountain AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND-FAR EAST JAPAN against "the encroachments Leader, and his record as a only pleased but happy." Said 1 months ago it was only a wild of the victims of Stalag Luft Ilf, been supporting their parents,

any firm stand it might take ments аб a National War factory, we had ever had." "Not Wouldn't that be somepin. Blx pens, cap badges.

The "lola" were the belongings officers who were known to have and aggressions of Soviet Political seer, lend special sake! What's going on?

was "buaming". For Christ's dream that we could can "the

Is this unmentionable."

the 50 men butchered at Hitler's only the dependants of inorried Russia."

weight to his words, a weight a love feant is he just nuts? They had been yapping at escape attempt in March, 1944.

orders in reprimal for the mass- oficers benefited from the Trust, * There was much also in enhanced by the persistent NOVEMBER 7-Yu Ta-wei in. Chiang about his "brilliant gea-Though the Commandant had read belonged to the RAF The rest be

Half the officers' who were shot Mr. Churchill's speech. How mischief-making of Soviet to be interpreted? Russia and of Communist

out a report Lought it

stating: that they bad longed to the Dominions or Ailled been killed while resisting Mr- Air Forces, including six Poles and It said aloud what many parties throughout the world.

rest," the camp knew that they one Czech. Though the depon- people in Great Britain and He is entirely sincere both in

had been shot in cold blood. dants were found easily the frus the West at large, were say- his warnings and in his pro

Bidding

among the men on the ters had to wait till the end for ing to themselves or whisper-mise of full support to the

ground was brisk, at time the war before being able to traca, ing to each other. Was Mr. Labour Government. if the

astronómical, but there was none the Polish and Ciech next-of-kin.

the atmorphere of a real buc- Even then they could not be paid, Churchill right to say it aim of its policy be the pre-

tion-no

quipme Wit aloud?

aldes or mur-currency in the ocoupled-coun Had he been in servation of peace in the only

murs.

sid tries was almost, office, his speech would have practical way. That way is amounted almost to what steadfastly to withstand in diplomatists call mise en adequate strength any Rus- demeure, an emphatic sum sian attempts to impose Com-KONG? mons to Soviet Russia to munism on Western Europe mend her ways or take the and presently on the world. consequences. As he is not Britain's people may not ap In office, his warnings are prove fully of the precise comparable to those he ad- form which, Mr. Churchill dressed to responsible minis- suggests, this policy should ters in years before the war. take. But rulers of Sovlet Why were those warnings, Russia would be seriously not then heeded? His first mistaken were they to Ima volume on "The Second ging that Britain's people do World War" proves that they, not think the poitry tepli were: based on; accurate in-

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years.

Later' three Pollsh

The men blä high, many of them far more than they could afford." They knew that they families seemed to baye complete- wore providing a fund for their ly disappeared. Like millions in dead comrades dependants. Central Europe, they had moved.

Mission in search of food, Service blankets fetched £3 After months of patient search apleco, a uniform was bought for two of them were, raced. Their £60, boots and shoes were at fan share has now been pold. Only tastic prices.

* one c'dependant-the widow of y **One dead man's dressing-gown Flying Omoer Mondahein of the

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