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<p>[Page 103]</p><p>like an officer, at least not according to our German standards. Many think he is a spy, and he may well be. He has rather conspicuously connected with Mr von Kessel.</p><p>I have become rather friendly with a Mr Dehle from Hobart, Tasmania, who is about my age. He, and his brother, who is also here, were both interned despite being naturalised, and all their protests could not get them back their freedom. They have nothing to blame themselves for but still being good Germans and having once been German consuls in Tasmania; and many naturalised [Germans] share that fate. This is how England treats its citizens who originate from foreign countries. D. told us, and bitterly complained about, Kiliani, who during his [Dehle's] time as consul led the Consulate General in Sydney. For purely business-related reasons, D. wanted to step down from his post, but K. tried everything to block this move. When D. insisted anyway, K. told him, to his face: "Obviously, a businessman's word is worth nothing", whereupon D. showed him</p>