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but the Commander right away countered by locking us into the inner compound for 14 days; closing the canteen; stopping delivery of all newspapers; and confiscating all our lamps, just like in Liverpool at the time. Naturally, emotions bubbled over, various meetings were held, and the Commander + the committee met every few seconds but no agreement could be reached because now, of course, the main demand was for G.’s return. Eaton explained several times that G. hadn’t been deported just because of the letter to the consul but over various other issues, such as breaking camp rules (ignoring lights out, etc), which was why, at the time, Major Sands had demanded and eventually forced his resignation from the committee. He had been warned repeatedly but had never fallen in line and so his return to camp was definitely out of the question. The camp, however, did not accept this and proceeded to elect a separate committee that was to oversee the strike and