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"The story of the long to fight and fall is not a pleasant one. (This is where I expect the censor will busy!) organ'sation gonerally was very bad, and the s ply arrangemoles were complicated by the fact that many ( Chine so drivers supposed to drive trucks were fifti: columiobe, and pacted up at the start.
scozo ed Delicy" carried out as far as I can gather; tho fact Mat the Fape lad both power compantes (IK Electric and KCSIANM) 20 action vory quickly tomullies to that. And I believe dent companies wore larly tencied; which is unbellov.OLO The Japs t. eliselves seom to lave picked their terets 46 coro, and at nothing which they might later wunt. The Japs have chased some soven hundred thousand Chinese out of the Colony since they took over, but I beliove most of tlose velaining are not "cooperating" as fully es che Dee Don t uld 12:0 Much passive resistance, so I gather. Some of the "notables" however, have gone over wholeieartedly - M.K. LC, KOT WALL (complete with ids year-old knighthood), LI TOE FOUNG and SIR SECUSON CHOW of the Bank of East Asia, and - of coursc - our old friend Str ROBERT HỖ TUNG. The latter ducked out to Macao at the beginning, then oure back when all was clear, explaining that lo iad been away for health reasons. lie is reported to lave made a speech at a Jap dinnor recently, lauding the Co-Prosperity idea, and thanking the Jupe for all they have done for Chine! le is a lad who
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is marked for tlo gallows when we got back...... Some of the Chinese lave stood their foreign friends in splendid fashion. Arndt tells 10 their compradore brought them food and mono'y and some of the Chinese shippers oven helped out. Join Barnote blow up ovor this, and asked them where U 32-WING
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