7 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2014-06-02 13:15
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Fri, 7 Jul 1944
Fine, hot.
Brick work & wood chopping.
Kovel evacuated by Germans. Advances made by us in France & Italy, Finnland & Russia. Saipan Island surrendered 30th June. Described in Chinese paper as “Peace Overtures”. Japs trying to softsoap Chungking now that things are going against them. Burma, Bonins & Saipan not mentioned today.
Firewood rationing cancelled in town. Something else the Japs couldn’t control blast’em.
With Steve pm. He told me of the yarn going the rounds re Christine being my baby. Something must be done about it.
