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(c) The threat to turn Moas over to the Gendarmerie was in my view a bluff on Cheng's part. If he was conscientiously concerned the gendarmes would have been called in in the earliest atages of the case.
(a) Moss has been зeverely punished for an action in which he was in any case only one out of many party to the "Looting" purely to placate the Japanese who as I Have pointed out above did not take a strong line in the matter and Cheng who came into the picture late for what he could get out of it. While there may have been reason to placate Cheng and the Japaneae the actual carrying out of the sentence and the creation of a prison within @ prison under these circumstances constitutes a disgracefully humiliating attitude towards the Japanese and Cheng.
Notwithstanding Moas'a cnae the looting of the Godowng continued in a milder fora Certain persons in the Camp took it upon themselves to watch for and report attempta on the godowns. Pennefeather Ivens attempte to stop Police looting the stores were of no avail and hia attitude suosequently changed to one of condoning the offence. Under a later paregraph i nave muon to write on the subject of Pennefeather Evans,
On the aight we left the Camp the Japanese Superintendent recently appointed reported to Peunefeather Evans that food stuffa were still being taken from the godowna and that he had traced a trail of peas and had evidence pointing to a apecifiu Police Officer unnamed. His attitude w99 ayapathetic to the effect that he stated he realised that the looting was due to lack of food in the camp, out that it must be stopped Pennefeather vana admitted that he could not control the Police in the matter, and suggested that Japanese Guards should be pieced on the Godevna. Prior to leaving I haɑ information that such guarda had been placed".
As a matter of fact it waa muat convenient for our escape as the Japanese were very buay guarding the Godowns on the one side of the Gap and we slipped out of the other aide.
Paragraph 25
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Lew in Camp.
As indicated above no specific authority has been delegated to the Committee to administer law within the Camp. A Wetoh Committee has been formed with ennefeather Evans as convecer. I do not know what the etch Committee ia up to. Samp lite nas brought to light a number of
la tent instineta in aurprising instances and it is necessary to keep a sharp look out for petty pilfering. Such should and probably will be dealt with under Camp discipline in due course. The American block and certain of the British blocks maintain a permanent guard on communal property,
Faragraph 26 - R. Pennefeather - vena.
Thompson in his letter to me asys :
"I want this to go formerd but leave it to your discretion when and how - In the menutine keep it pretty confidential
I shell have to think about this
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