2 Mar 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2012-01-12 22:07
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Date(s) of events described:
Mon, 2 Mar 1942
The internees insist on a separate election for chairman and vice-chairman of the British Communal Council, and this takes place today. L. R. Nielsen, a New Zealand businessman with American interests, is elected chairman.
Eventually a deal is reached by which Franklin Gimson, still not in Stanley, will become a partner of the chairman.
Source:
G. B. Endacott and Alan Birch, Hong Kong Eclipse, 1978, 208.
