CO129-591-12 Military Administration- Civil affairs- directives to force commander and senior officials 24-2-1945 - 13-9-1945 — Page 38

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REPORT BY THE

GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING.

DISPOSAL OF JAPANESE PRISONERS

Up to 21 Apr. 17,998 JAPANESE POW and Internees, 2,619 FORMOSANS and 289 Koreans had been repatriated, leaving in the Colony a total of 1288 POW and Internees, made up as follows:-

(a) POW (fit)

787

(b) POW (sick)

26

(c) Hospital Staff

60

(d) War Criminals 282

(e) Koreans

15

Awaiting permission to enter

CANTON.

(f) Jap Internees

118

Discipline of all Japanese has been satisfactory since the re-

occupation of the Colony.

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