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<p>[Page 65]</p><p>years of war captivity, from the community of compatriots, demanding that they seek a transfer even though they only ever stood up for what they thought were improvements to camp life. If you think about all the efforts that Burkard made to improve conditions for us in Liverpool, if you remember how we thanked him at the time with speeches and songs, it is hard to understand why people who endured those horrible days would have signed this letter. I fully share the indignation of the 3 gentlemen and have severed all ties to the signatories. Sadly, there are quite a few Singapore gentlemen among them, such as Reuss, Lehrenkrauss, Esche, Häuel, Matthiessen, Strack, etc, etc, whom I will now shun. The ties had gradually loosened anyway, and now the camp is neatly split in two, and our side has been labelled "the Bolsheviks". A few elderly men are staying neutral, among them Plate,</p>