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23 Deceriber 1943.

:`.Ty Dear Chayne,

     This is to inform you at once that the
balloon has gone up!  General Elitz - sorry Fox -
has blown up completely.  He -0aced around my office
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like an angry tiger.  Has stated t&t typhus is the
biggest problem facing AXGOT, that it has not been
dealt nith in the past as seriously as it should
Ilave been, and has prevailed upon the authorities
to appoint him tlin Charge1 of the 2gphus Campaign.

     He llas interviewed General Pence, Colonels
%ame and Kraege without my being present and exactly
what his position will be relative to mine in the
future I do not quite understand.

      I am perfectl, ir willing to play but I don't
like the man,  it has all been done and I must have
my position defined.  Col. IIume promised to do this
today.

     I -understand t:-iat the whole Typhus Commission
is coming over here, that 3GO persons are to be
employed at once, that DC!? is beins made available in
clouds, and transportation in.profusion.

     Gne great achierem nt is t!;lat General Eughs
is s,eeing Seneral Clark and orders are being issued
that no more troops are to be allowed in Eaples on
leave, a good thing from every point of view.

       Re. V.D.  Yill you please let me have the
scheme of Lees - (missing word) - which I understood
you to say Lees  had given you by which the duration

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of staying of patients in hospital will be controlled?

       ?.lai 1 .  I do hope you have found it possible
to enquire about xy xail.  I lxwe had l?;othin; get
from home.

Yitl; all good wishes for Xzas,

(siped): Crichton.
      Xoody but unbowed.

       IlaC? a letter frolv General Gill who asked to
be re:;erilber to you.