如水会
実務英語研究会 |
如水会
実務英語研究会 |
| No.26 June 19,1995 | |
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Dear Yuichi: Our visit in London was very nice. I enjoyed seeing you again. I have been delayed in answering your letter of June 5th. It has been a very busy time for me.I had to hurry my editing on the manuscript as the woman who is doing my computer work is moving to Louisiana on July 1st. Her moving may make it difficult for me to get everything done according to the tentative schedule I have set for myself. This will effect my travel for next month as I had planned to go to California to see my youngest daughter and her family. They have just been transferred from Mexico City. The only time I can see them will be between the 10th and 20th of the month as they will be going to Massachusettes for a vacation ( to see his parents ) the last week in July. I will just have to wait and see what happens. The need to get some material ready for an exhibit at the Nimitz Museum and for a museum is South Texas plus having to go to Frederickburg and later to San Antonio for several days to see my oldest daughter, who is moving there from Denver, have kept me busy, but behind in answering my mail. I do not know which document you are referring to that is dated "15 June 45".However, I believe it is based upon the report made by a member of the Swiss Legation is Tokyo after he visited Omori on February 19, 1945 and was sent to Switzerland for the Red Cross. I have a copy of it (translation). It does state the bridge was 200 meters long, but I believe it was closer to 100 meters. An aerial photo and a map tends to confirm my estimate, but I can be mistaken. The report also refers to Omori as Camp #8, but I can find no other confirmations nor other references to that number. The report states-"300 prisoners are employed outside the camp as "operators of factory engines and cranes, or in mechanical workshops." "Another hundred prisoners work with pelts in a special barracks." Both statements are incorrect as the men were primarily working as steveadors in loading or unloading supplies in the rail yards, docks or in wharehouses. A few men did work on repairing cars. There were only about 30 men (including officers) working in the leather shop under Lt.Reis. The report cannot be taken as being accurate as the information was supplied by the camp officials (Col. Sakaba) and they would want to make it look good. I have seen other minor inaccuracies in it. I must for now as I have to go out and do some errands and pick up my nail. Will finish this later. -------------------------------------------------------- I received your letter of June 11 today. So I will try to answer both of them now. The information about Lt.Hayashi was very interesting. I know very little about the War Crimes Trials or about Hayashi.I will have to go through my records and see if I can find out anything which may be of help to you. The names of the four men mentioned in the report are unfamiliar to me. Squadron Leader Birchall did mentioned the deaths of two of the men in Suwa. This is from a copy of the summary of his diary that I have. He was the C.O. at Suwa. He often gave his rank as Wing Commander, which was incorrect. I knew McGrew was in Omori as we have been in correspondence. I hope you have a good meeting with him. I was glad to assist at the Buddhist Society as much as I could do so. Please give them my best regards. I have not heard from Sam, so I presume he will not asking me to come to Japan. Due to the increasing complications effecing my original travel plans and the increasing possibility of having to cancel some of them, I believe it would be best for you to go ahead and make your plans and reservations. I can adjust my schedule better after I know your schedule and become more certain about what I can do after I ave resolved some of the conflicts I have at this time. You are welcomed to come to Texas if you are able to make such a long trip. I can appreciate your comment about becoming fatiqued on long trips. I have had to be more carefully about trying to do too much in a short time and limit my walking due to a foot which causes me troubl e ( I broke a toe several years ago ) if I try to do a lot of walking. Please make your plans to suit yourself. I can adjust to them. Your dreams to go around the world is the same as mine: however, I doubt I will ever accomplish it. Several years ago, I made a lists of places wanted to see ever since I was young and the train rides I wanted to take. Fortunately, I have been able to accomplish some of them. The list is much shorter now. Places Pompei( Italy ) The islands of Minos, Rhodes ( Greece ) Switzerland ( I have seen it from the air ) Maine ( one of 4 states I have not been to ) Key West, Florida ( to go Bone fishing ) Trains Skagway to Yellow Horse ( Alaska-Canada ) Vancouver to Beniff ( Canada ) Copper Canyon (Chihuahua-Los Mochis, Mexico ) A high speed train ( France or Japan ) There are others of minor importance. I must close now as I have to get some things ready for the museums. Sincerely, Bob |
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