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and told him that the camp no longer believed a single word he said. The men wanted a written declaration that work would be voluntary in future and that the other issues were to be discussed with a committee. The Major must have realised that he had no other option, so he handed T. a written declaration, but he also demanded a roll-call right away so that he could pick 5 men from each company to finish, in punishment as it were, the jobs that had supposedly been left undone. It took great effort to convince the men to
agree to this, pointing out that the Major had to insist on these two conditions so as not to
lose face with his soldiers. The committee elected by the camp was received by the Major that same evening, and various consultations and deliberations took place in the ensuing days, ending in a written statement signed by both sides, as follows: