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Brigadier DHILLON - turbanned Sikh, robust and fit, interviewed at
his home in Chandigarh on 15 Mar 97
490 - defence co commander in Lahore from 20 July to 19
Sept [1947]
495 - some communal trouble in army in Lahore
500 - used to help families of troops and freinds to evacuate
518 - [p/keeping in L] 'as soon as they saw a mil vehicle, and
a man on top with weapons, they all dispersed on their
own'
540 - 'up to partn day, altho there were disturbances, e/body
was under the impr'n that mass m'ment was not going to
take place'
544 - story of aunt that initially refused to move
550 - [convoys] 'there were balgharis, people were walking
with whatever they cd carry and they were just on the
move ... on bullock carts and foot, and the carts were
carrying mainly the baggage ... they were moving thro
hostile terr, and they were protected by the local
police'
563 - saw some trouble near Toba Tek Singh (lengthy anecdote)
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