Item 59: Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Page 66

<p>[Page 66]</p><p>Franzen, Brandt, Teichmann, Gerbrecht, Lobek and Taeufert. If I hadn&#39;t signed the motion recently, I would have stayed neutral too, but it goes without saying that I now stick to my side.</p><p>Shortly before the general assembly we learned about the content of the letter, even though everybody was supposed to keep it secret, and we decided to force its disclosure at the assembly and then to leave in corpore. In the morning, Burkard had a conversation with Jehsen from Hong Kong in which the latter refused to divulge the content. At the assembly, which Berblingen had asked Mr T&auml;ufert to chair, Burkard was promptly given the floor and demanded that the letter be publicly disclosed before dealing with the order of business. B. particularly addressed Jehsen, asking him repeatedly to say something on the matter, but [Jehsen] did not have the courage to utter a single word. He behaved abominably. At last, a certain Mr Meyer stood up, who</p>