Diary of A1 [Harrisson], 15 July to 11 October 1945 - Part 2

 note - only putting one "[[?]]" if a group of words not transcribed**

WEEK XVII

125 Aug 4. Saturday

BLAUWIT

Kapala Bustilive to 
see me - 1st time? So no man  [[?]]
we once more. A fine, quiet, solid type
of [[threat?]] c/ Pa Brayon. He & 5 8 rifle

& kit. Will sorti with others at Long

Prenjungan.

Hospital complete & inspected. A1. Rooms

for doc, pows, B,Q, soldiers & whites, lovely & cool.
[[?]] along re transport Drs [[?]] etc from Trusan

valley PILUS from E1 under close arrest
for scrounging, soliciting etc on Padas

B24 drop 0930. Extra bad. [[?]] (from S)
4 stops all over place. 4 packages into ying rice
Sent a No.1 bag rice (!!) to the mass of ying rice!
Rocket from Jimbo re my "witty" signals!
D3 [[string?]] check. all day
visitors from [[Palude?]], many fowls, lovely
1600 - 1st rain since I returned. Light.
25 from L Berang advance guard
100 soldiers from Berang to help us!

Good start.

40 troops on way to meet L2 attacked
50 Japs Beaufort, when [[general infantry?]]. Killed
48. No casualty 

BLAUWIT
126 Aug 5. SUNDAY.
[[Axis?]] gave 2
goats for
plane

2 Austers in at 1000 & Bennett

& Boston. Sent out food & curios
Broke up CHURCH - c/ [[Axis?]] love for plans!

Colossal flap because forgot to give any rice
at lunch! Gave me tea, bread (own water) &

eggs at 1330 to remedy.

DC3 over 1330 heading due East (?Tarakan
carrier having a look-see)
Wigzell in, met J3. Had no W7T. Collected
some & left for Pa Bareo to chase S3.

20 porters in from W2 L. Meat for stores. In charge
of P.C. Eden who had bad bamboo foot wound,
sent max. 2hrs
Interesting old relics coming to light since bought
souvenirs for RAAF etc. Agate & bone bandlet. Shell
& bell skirt.
Gunsmith called to repair [[?]]
[[Lowni & Bareoits?]] in re Toby's enemy panic.

[[Nice?]] lack liaison. Kenya send orders
far into Kalabit country

Gave written order to T6 for Malinau -
Kayan trip. Smith to go with him 
to rail - & return with lot [[?]], etc. 

Streline to move from Mil - when C3

relieves & go straight up Kayan.
T6 up Malinan R. & over to L Punan in
Kalan → Toca

WEEK XVIV
BLAUWIT
127 Aug 6 Monday.

T6 & Smith left for Malinau in a [[?]]
Dawson left for Wyagong with ^20 L Nuat porters.
I sent previous signals re re non answers of
mine, etc. 5hrs delay - esp WT & med -
quite maddening. Surtie failure lack
forward planning & imagination
Gunsmith repairing 12 lines / shot ddly snake in Sawah.
Put Bennet in picture of my ego!
Earl Baldwins "Oh England". What unspeakably
[[?]] accuracy of outlook.
[[Polsworthy]] "The Country House". He can really write
better than I remembered. Mrs Pendyce. George P.
[[?]]
Sig from Trusan, Butt returned from patrol after
4 days, as no more food. First time chap hs
failed. 400 Japs made the trip!

Cursay [[?]] in with 15 Javanese - altho' he E1
says wants more troops on Padas!
[[?]] request from E1. R3 asking to be allowed
to 13E sig. officer
Own bread v. good. And 2 old captured
Javanese have really made a marvellous
job of garden & our long neglected seeds.
Excellent beans tomatos potatos, [[?]]
Old chaps ask to go back to Lawas.
Soon . . . .  don't know what'll do without 'em.

Rain last night & today, first real since July 27 +

WYAGONG
128 Aug 7. Tuesday
Bennett to relieve R3
Self to Wyagong
0600 - left Blauwit with Sinch & Pongeran.
0615 - Salud - 0700 - Long Bawang.
0830 - salt springs
1000 Pa Ornang (deceased!)
1100 - top hill 4000'. Moss - tuaraman
Best lunch in B - spring chicken
stuffed with cold eggs, cold rice, salt,
pawpaw, gin & orange.
1130 - Pongeran hit hard ([[?]]) with stick.
1200 - Poonan Truson: nice old [[fringe beard?]]
fits get [[elties?]] as go E.
First BARKING dog in
B. (also inc as go E)
1300 - Melade. Singing of choir
[[vegetation under grain inc. king?]]
[[& chaos tale?]]
Sugar cane drink
[[form of Bali hocfiss?]]
1400 Wyagong - meet T1 & W2. D7
Conference. Losulis Plan.
(T.1 sick dysentery)
Corist village, Write hours in
small space
1900 deep sleep

WEEK XVIII
129 Aug 8. Wednesday Wyagong
at Wyagong. Write full [[?]]
plan. Food Plan Memo.

T1 ahead to L  [[?]] food etc
L3 in at 1600. Evening conference
W2 to be i/c sectn. T1 -> [[?]]
Hirst - [[?]]. Cusack -> base &
[[?]]. L2 in all in Pensianya
attack (200 troops) 16th in, return
base after. Smith to follow  on [[?]]
Case of the Bali love juice

Men Agong & ford plan
130 Aug 9. Thursday
W2 & L3 left for [[?]]
Self left 0730
1600 [[?]]
[[?]]with me to [[?]], then
up [[?]] after rice.
Never get over the thrill of seeing this
wide green open fertile & [[flatness?]]
Write sit. rep. as [[Austen?]] with
Paul expected tomorrow
Rain 1400 & 1730
 

131 Aug 10. Friday [*[[Blower?]]*]
Leprosy case - [[form of L.S. paying?]]
Bad luck
W/T - no more [[?]] OFF THE
AIR . . . . .
Pull up [[?]] in
picture
Paully Austen
(QUITE A DAY!)
Javanese to replace [[?]]

in jobs. [[Lowarity?]] repatriate
(tomorrow) Rain 1600 1800
Pa [[Kenage?]] volunteers - 21 - in.
Note from Long NAWANG chiefs

[[?]] - killed 2 Japs

31 soldiers [[?]] for Padas.
132 Aug 11. Saturday [[?]]
[[Flash?] from R3 Padas - Japs asked for

peace. [[^Unduly dismiss Mers?]] Amusing that - [[?]]:
[* Weather changing
Rain 0800 (4)
1300 (1)
1600 (2)
1900 (1) *]
Went off air

2 i/c arrived
Planned [[?]] - Pending an attack

Prepared ideas. Sapong assault.
[[?]]
Sent for E1 & L2 to come to me - cannot leave Base
at the moment
Paul B and self prep. plans for BIF Peace!
Will we be the last people to fight the war?
[[Y Pensingon?]] [[aging in fine ?]]
 

WEEK XIX
133 Aug 12. Sunday
BLAUNT
Javanese 10,000 imported from [[?]]
Japs, 15 [[?]] ship, Near Singapore, Near Brunei
V. bad treatment, thousands died. Only
hundreds left
Made [[?]] at request [[?]]
[[an old dodderluly?]]
Tried 2" mortar. New mark. V. good
[[?]] to [[Ratind?]] & harvest 
[[?]] as (non returned from [[Baroom?]]) then 
at [[?]] here house made on hill
from [[?]]. Send on note to Bulong, Patik.

(L. shot trying to escape Aug 18)
Prepared memo on [[PWar?]] Plans, area. (lots of it!)

[[?]] - petrol - 1000 lts. Oil, petrol, food.
State suspended animation! Nice feeling of
release of pressure. Feel like writing a book!
[[Attone for  of Pa?]]
Nine soldiers in far L. Berong. 26 soldiers 
better late than never.

Thinking hard (& writing hard) all day on 
post transactional plans.
Pleasant feeling of peace - no [[further?]] 
a long siesta!
Renewed W/T contact SF on petrol & oil 
dropped.

(3 letters fro [[?]]. With H1ant L2 when
certainly has believed stupidly.
 

134 133 Continued
Re repatriation if peace

WEEK XIX
134 August. 13. Monday.

[[BLAUWIT?]]
1030. Beaufighter dropped

4 ships. Exceptionally low down valley.
Nice we are not "forgotten" in general peace panic.
Inc. 8 Gin, 4 Whiskey, 8 sherry, meds.
Completed memo: "ARMISTICE PERIOD: CENTRAL BORNEO."

[[ecnating?]] list
C. 100 porters have returned from taking rice to

Padas; c. another 100 men on way to Loembis
Clark to P. Padan of Pakalaben is to be
appointed, with Ponai Abai as usual

jockeying for the Penyhulu ship! Can't 
but like the rough old bull.
Memo to expect 3 C47 drops. Sig from [[Jumbo?]]
re conference I asked for: 'WILL GET YOU OUT AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER JAP SURRENDER".
also CUT 137: (dated 11/1800)
FOR PARTY LEADER ONLY. NO OFFICIAL
INTIMATION YET BUT JAPANESE SURRENDER
CONSIDERED PROBABLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRELIMINARY
SURRENDER PLANS NOW IN PREPARATION BY
DIVISION. BUT TILL NOTIFICATION FROM THIS HQ
PRESENT OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE. WHENEVER
NOTIFIED OF SURRENDER RECEIVED YOU WILL BE
IMMEDIATELY ADVISED AND NO FURTHER
MILITARY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN EXCEPT
FOR OWN PROTECTION. IN EVENT OF
SURRENDER YOUR DUTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED
ON FINALISATION OF PLANS. ABOVE FOR YOUR
INFORMATION ONLY. DO NOT RPT NOT DIVULGE
TILL ADVISED.
also CUT 138:
ON SIGNING OF PEACE ALL MIL. ACTION EXCEPT IN
SELF DEFENCE WILL CEASE. NO
DISBANDMENT OF FORCES.
Message W7 [[briliant hooray!?]]! What a cheek! 

135 Aug 14. Tuesday.
12 [[?]]  Pakoloban to build hospital
extension. Hospital [[?]] out.
Liberator over 0900. Circled long time. Perfect
strip drop (despite strong wind) of 11
strips. W/T, med & native clothes. First class.
Excellent.
Support really looking up - now war
is over!
E1 arrived 0700.
Conference. Then put him to bed in
hospital. He bearded, barefoot, & tired
out, poor chap.
Building bigger, brighter & better W/T surley
[*at last,
how long, 'oh
long'*]
[[?]] in ^from Trusan midday. Chat he & E1 (hosp)
Penghulu [[?]] (W. Kerayen) brought to me
lovely huge, clouded leopard skin, as gift
Sig. re Cat to recce Bukan
[[* (Y BRUANG from
Mein 3 days ago)*?]]
Hospital jam packed.
NB [[?]] to [[?]] surrender                      

136 Aug 15 Wednesday. BLAUNT
Limbang census in from Andrew Gleason.1,600 
[[?]] Butt & Hardie as [[?]]. [[?]].
to Labuan under open arrest. 
[[?]] last night AIF. Sipitang chief ^MALAY name (name [[ encumbents?]] 
me) held press. c. A [[?]] he had given all info. 
enemy pre D Day, & had himself killed 5 
Japs, and with captured [[offic! pistol been?]] "only 
armed native in Borneo" !!!!!!!! 
C/ to the tops in "native juveniles" at [[Bun?]] River 
[[BAHTAN b & main - V/ Cat. SoS?]] 
LIMBANG WT Contact. Nil report.

137 Aug 16 Thursday. [[?]] - LABUAN
[[?]]
for repatriation
[[?]]
Bad types [[?]]
30 Bahan Kenyas from B2. BA BRAVs from
L Toea; Small Klt Orang PAYE from [[?]] -  diff
taller from Kenya; [[?]] a bit of [[?]]. all pale skins,
[[?]]
[[?]] of Balilive case settled at 200 $
(50 $ from me)
WT D7 & L8 sent 54 sips ysterday!!
Send back 30 new Berong men to home
& ladongs. They quite glad - but
perfectly willing go Padas. Shaw splendid
[[?]] readiness "[[?]]".
Out by [[?]] Austen (Cheyney & white). Self
[[?]]. DC3 failed find & drop.
Blend with [[?]]
[[?]]
138 Aug 17. Friday LABUAN
Bill Chaffey, Jimbo,

[[?]]. Sheltering Case - Start of "Minder".
Ask for him to be attached. Bill Chaffey
Have had 51,150 [[?]] so far (Allens [[?]]).
139 Aug 18. Sat LABUAN FINished
[[?]]
[[?]]: "DANGER PAY WILL ONLY BE PD TO
AUG 15 INCL" [[?]]
[[?]]
 

140 Aug 19. Sun. LA MORATAI
0900 left Lab. Ventura. Rough {Jumbo
1400 on M'tai.  {Kennard

Big [[?]] Jock re closedown. Better.
[[?]] Doc hennessy. Frank Cook. J Ellis
[[?]]
141 Aug 20^th Mon. MITAI NICA/ussstarts
Big party. Girls. Jock. Jack Finlay ([[?]])
142 Aug 21 Tues. M'TAI [[?]]
Absent II report. Gong's list. Ric & Blender

MC - Sanders - DCM; Mac, Tredrea, [[?]] MM.
Pink, Wesley, Rafter - MBE. Bowen, [[?]],
Griffiths, Henry _ BEM. [[?]] - MD
Reported held arms: Carbine 82. R640 GM9135

LM821 Mortar 1.
Money issued: ( & later)
March 15 148 Dutch (coin); 9000 $1 [[?]]
May 22 200 $1 Dutch. 100 $1 Malay
June 9. 10,000 $1 Dutch 1000 $1 Malay
July 6. 5000 $1 Malay [* Mal 9000$1 S *]
July 21. 10,000 $1 Dutch [* 26,200 $1 M *]

Aug 27 10,000 $1 Dutch [* 40,200 $1 } D. *]
Sept 6. 20,100 $1 MAlay [* & 148 } *]
[[?]] 10,000 $1 Dutch
143 Aug 22. Wed M'TAI [[?]]
144 Aug 23 Thurs. H'DIA NICA plane 1130 [[?]]
1300 Biak (what & charge since Jan!) 1600 Hollandia
Dutch camp.
 

145 Aug 24. Fri. BRISBANE
0500 left Hollania over SHANGRI LA,

[[?]] 30 x 7in [[?]] Wilhelmina,
[[?]]
0830 [[?]] - flat; sweaty smell.
4 YAnks, 2 Aussies. ! Nigger. 1 Nica

1500 Townsville [[?]] CLEAR air. 2000 Brisbane
a NICA camp.
146 Aug 25  Sat. BRIS
Can't sleep for quiet. Trans to Q Club. Spoon!
RAAF HQ - Colin Keen, Sci S/L Miller.
147 Aug 26 Sun. BRIS 2 scratch to be proclaimed!
A Queensland Club [[?]]
148 Aug 27 Mon. BRIS
[* [[?]]
[[?]]
[[?]]
[[?]] *]
149 Aug 28 Tues BRIS
150 Aug 29 Wed BRIS
151 Aug 30 Thurs. BRIS.  [[?]]
[[?]]
152 Aug 31. Fri. [[?]]. John Macleod.

153 SEPT. 1 Sat. MERAULUE 0400 Archerfield
1000T'ville 1430 Huggins F. 1630 Meraulue
MCA camp, [[?]] club. [[?]]
[[?]]
154 Sept 2 Mon M'TAI
Break 0600 left 00 1100 Bich 1500 M'tai
Jock & Brig Will. Fury re Dutch letter. Fuss.
[[?]]. Write Blamey
(later he sends Dutch requested letter [[?]]
[[?]] )
 

155 Sept 4. Tues LABUAN

0500 M. field. Plane [[?]] Scrounge another.
1200 [[?]] (One unhappy Jock Sutcliffe)
RAAF amazing [[?]] Blankets 18 $1 Shirts 5 $1.
1500 Labuan. Mick Combe. Toby C. Cheney.
C Martial evidence Henry. 14AOP.
156 Sept 5. Wed. LABUAN
[[?]] will at last surrender (ex Sapong!!)
[[?]] re self & BBCAV - c/ Lesa stalls
PAREIR. Yita Singh. RIC arrives (E1)
{ Fuss re S3 new. W/O Kay imp. letter [[?]]
{ Oh God! The [[?]].
Cat. for [[?]] Gen wants to surrender.
G1 (Culliban) won't till Babo. prisoners suff.
GOC bullshit & press photo first
157 Sept 6. Thurs. LAB. Rigg's peace NE II -
[[?]] stop on 4^th (when we came under 9DW)
S3 fuss continue - major & one Jambo -
1st & last. (S3 killed 30 Japs 4th)
158 Sept 7. Fri LABUAN BAWANG. Doc MacCulloch
[[?]]
[[?]] outside Bond. Javanese T Bulen,
Agony Saliai, Mein - on fire. [[?]]
Paul B, Self & Doc dance. Dawson rolls
[[?]]
meanwhile Big Sister [[?]]
but now Gen there [[?]]. No surrender.
And Baton awaits Celibes ride.
 

159 Sept, 8 Sat. MTAI LABUAN
Auster (2hrs) with Muddlecombe over
Buhan. Contact Blondeel [[?]] D3, [[?]]
G/C Fleming party. [[?]]
AdvHQ M'tai [[?]] on road, obstructing
160 Sept 9. Sunday. LABUAN
1000 Catalina. Drops [[?]] ok
(24 each)
AIF [[?]]
[[?]] (still on) S3 [[?]]
Japs. E1 & L1 [[?]] on way help.
[[?]] has packed in - can't walk!
161 Sept. 10 Monday MURATAI, C47
0700 left Labuan. Special plane wangle.
1030 Balile - dead spot, [[?]] Major Dr MacCulloch
[[?]] Typhus (Univ Club, Sydney)

1030 Over [[?]] active volcano (circle)
1700 M'tai Jack [[?]]
162 Sept 11. Tues. MORATAI
[[?]] . Visited dull MCA village (Jack's b'day)
bad dreams lately [[?]]  feel detached of
anxiety. Inward conflict? S3 last [[?]] !!
9 Div. in B. Borneo to Aug 11. 1,219 J. killed 124 pris.
(? inc auxils)
163 Sept 12. Wed. M'TAI.
9 Div sig re [[?]] SRD carry on in int !!!!! BBLAU [[?]] 
Party - Pauline [[?]]
 

164 Sept 13. Thurs. L. TOEA, Bahau R.
Left B24, with Brig [[?]]
Major Cork, Lt Col Israel.
1200 Drop 6000'. Self in [[?]]
fall "Oh Christ", dangle 70', pessant,
[[?]] to find King's loosing chute. Hang
on Crucifixion. 70' ladder. T6 up. [[?]]
down.