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Your letter was also telling me about Norths was being
the nucleus branch for [illegible] etc. I can hardly
imagine how it will work if all those managers
are there, & nobody strong enought to lead them &
take command. You can imagine how little Willie
will be making up to all of them, & trying to
pose as the big businessman, while Frost & [illegible]
& Gelder just carry on & take no notice of him
& do all the work. By God, it will be one
hell of a tangle to unravel when I do get back.
I also had a letter from Jack McCallum the other
day, addressed to Lieut Col. JHM. & congratulating
me heavily on my further promotion. It is really
extraordinary, how that rumour got round. He said
it would make P. Caldwell think a bit - & that
he had been quite funny at the last Board
meeting, shaking his head, & saying "fancy
Harry, a colonel". You know, darling, if you had
thought carefully, you could have been sure
that this was note true. This Coy is a
major's command, & I am commanding it
& in order to obtain promotion, it follows that
I must also change my address. And you can
be sure that if & when I do that, I shall
go on cabling you until I have an
acknowledgment. Quite apart from you, I am
much too anxious to receive your sweet
& lovely letters, not to do all possible to
make sure you have my correct address.