R. E. Jones Wartime diary: View pages

Parcels arrived by lighter & stowed in godown opposite St Stephen College.

Orders re blackout

All Germans out of Stalingrad. Our Lybian advance slowed down due to landmines. Japs repulsed in attacks in Chekiang province. Russians manned Manchoukou border & Turks the Bulgarian border.

Taipo bombed.

Lights out at 10 P.M.

((G.))

R. C. parcels taken over by us.

Police under 40 & civvies under 35 to F. Hall in Gaol from 7P.M. to 7A.M.

This is the day when things were supposed to happen but nothing did.

((G.))

Lybian campaign over?

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190,000 Pris’s captured in Lybia. U.S.troops enter Algeria. Burma air attacks unmolested. Russia OK. Jap naval remains left Solomon area.

34 P of W. got away from Kai Tak by aid of guerillas.

Wilcocks & special assignment. ((Is that J L Willcocks, Commissioner of Prisons, or C Willcox, a policeman, or A C Wilcox, an accountant? The special assignment may be explained by tomorrow's diary entry: "Broke out & went to look for revolver"))

((G.))

Very tired today.

Men to gaol re-started.

More block meetings re bulk I.R.C.

Didn’t walk with Steve this evening, too busy.

((G.))

Excellent news re Darlan, French fleet etc. Churchill’s speech OK too, that is if it is all true. 

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Rain & cold wind.

Organisation for distribution of I.R.C. bulk stuff completed.

Brown, Thompson & Raymond appointed Bulk committee. ((There are several people with each of these surnames - not sure which one he's referring to.))

((G.))

Rain & wind.

Solomon Isles Battle finished in our favour. All going well elsewhere.

Saw Willcocks re P of W Exch.

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