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The Foreign Evacuation Agnes Smedley Much of what Mr, Bertram writes avill have to be revised and reassessed the light "of the terrible ordeal through which China Is now passing, but there can be no question that his first-hand account of the Sian: affair will have a value of its own. He has revealed some of the cultural back-round of the so-called Red Army Movement, and if It is not possible to (ake it all quite as seriously: as he does, it must be admitted that succeeds "in arousing sympathies Which cannot be entirely discounted.
He also expresses warm admiration for the British Embassy's emissary supervise the evacuation of foreigners from Sian. Mr. Bertram was not alone in considering that the Jevaeuation of male foreigners was quite " unnecessary. Captain Scott had no choice in the matier and his Jeficiency and calmness. in directing the operations are the subject of a genuine tribute. The two men obviously liked each other, and Scott was evidently not. surprised when Bertram insisted on remaining in Sian to see the crisis through:
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