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Appendix "D"

(2) ADVERSE

REPORTS.

OFFIC REPORTING.

1. Mr. L. A.

Searle; No. 1 Sub-Area Com- mander.

II.

Inspector

Kirby;

OFFICERS

REPORTED.

(a) S. I. Orem.

S. I. Byron.

geant E337.

(a) Russian Ser-

Special Duty

at the

REPORTING OFFICER'S STATEMENT-

AND/OR DIARY REFERENCE.

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Adverse report from Mr. Searle on these two officers for misconduct during the siege have already been submitted to the lionourable Commissioner of Police. (See Enclosure (2) the relevant reports)

copy of

Please see Diary Entry No. 6 of December 19th,1941.

Taikoo Docks.

III

Sub-Inspector Fell; Officer

in Charge Emergency Unit Hong rong.

IV.

P. S. A36 McHardie; Officer in Charge, Upper Levels.

(a) Sergeant

La jor Chan- chail Singh

& Indians attached to the Emergency Unit, Kowloon,

(b) Cantonese

attached to the Emergency Unit.

(a) P. C. D168

"The Indians were very unsatisfactory from the start. Sergeant Major Chanchail Singh had no control over the men.

!!

Only

"The Cantonese were fair only.

four of them performing duty from the 8th to 25th December, the remaining four having deserted."

"At 20.00 hours on December 21st P. C.

D168 was arrested in a brothel in Western District hiding under a bed. He was in possession of a revolver concealed under his jacket. Suspected of taking part in a robbery. He was tried by Mr. Searle, Assistant Super- intendent of Police, and sentenced to six days solitary confinement in the cells at Upper Levels."

V.

P. S. A214 Mawer, Officer in Charge, Bay View.

(a) Russian Anti-

Sabotage Sergeant 322 Verbenkoff.

"On 9th December this officer was sent to Bay View as my assistant. Unfor- tunately, he appeared to be suffering from a bad attack of nerves and was of little or no help to me. He told me he had previously been in the hands of the Japanese and was nervous in case this should happen again. lowever, in the end, on or about the 12th December, I had to ask the Divisional Inspector Last to take him away. 11

VI.

P. S. A152 Williamson

(a)

P. S. A55 Fitzpatrick.

For cowardice and disobedience of orders. (Please see Diary Entries Nos. 21 & 29 of December 19th,1941, 2 Encloris