17 September 1945

The Delegates turned up today and we have just been along to fill in the forms required, we were told we leave on 19th. Some more relief goods came in today.

lt has been miserably wet these last three days and tonight there is a proper gale blowing. I think we must be getting the tail end of a typhoon.

In filling up the forms for the Delegates there was a space for a 10 word radiogram to our next of kin and we were assured these forms were being sent to Manilla tomorrow from where the message would be radioed.

An Australian Naval Lt who was one of the party said we were definitely leaving this Camp on the 19th for Nagasaki and would be leaving there for Okinawa on either the 20th or 21st. We should not take any more baggage than was necessary as there was plenty of food etc, and we would be very comfortable and newly rigged out with all we needed. We would be staying in Manilla for anything from a week to five weeks. Nobody would be sent to Australia unless by special request.

The Delegates were asking for the loan of diaries for which they would give receipts and return to the owners as soon as all items required had been extracted.
I thought this a good opportunity of mentioning about my diaries which were confiscated by the Japanese in Shirakawa, so I gave particulars and I was assured they would be sent immediately to Manilla from which place the Authorities would issue instructions for an immediate search to be put in hand, as diaries were considered of great value in gaining information.