It was necessary to bluff the Japanese camp commanders, with whatever authority I could muster, that I had come officially to ensure that the surrender terms were being complied with and that living conditions for the POWs were being immediately improved.

有必要用我所能调动的一切权威来吓唬日军的营长，说我是正式来的，是为了确保投降条件得到遵守，战俘的生活条件立即得到改善。