Collection of Short Memos Related to the FAIT Batangas Guerrillas Headquarters
The Fil-American Irregular Troops was a large guerrilla outfit founded by ex-United States Army officer Colonel Hugh Straughn. It operated in a wide area in Luzon and had many units in the different towns around the province of Batangas. The Batangas Guerrilla Headquarters, operating in the town of Batangas, was one such unit. In this page are contained a collection of short memoranda included in the files of the Batangas Guerrilla Headquarters each too short to be given a separate page. The memos are separated by a line from each other.
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2nd Ind
HEADQUARTERS 187TH GLIDER INFANTRY, APO 468, 21 October 1947.
TO: Commanding General, 11th Airborne Division, APO 468
1. All records in my possession pertaining to Guerrilla activities were destroyed by fire 15 October 1947 in my quarters.
2. It is recommended that Colonel Quentin Gellidon, well known to the Philippine Guerrillas, be contacted for this information.
Commanding
3rd Ind
HEADQUARTERS 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, APO 468, 24 October 1947.
TO: Jose S Diosana, Tanza, Cavite, Philippine Islands.
1. A thorough search of the files of this organization fails to reveal any of the information requested in basic communication or in inclosure 1 of basic communication.
2. Major Jack P. Barton has been redeployed to the United States and may be contacted by addressing communications to The Adjutant General, Department of the Army, Washington, 25, D.C.
3. Your attention is invited to 2d Ind.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
ADJUTANT GENERAL
BASIC: Ltr fr Jose S Diosana, Sub: “Request for Information,” dtd 30 Sep 47
GW E 370.64
1st Ind
HEADQUARTERS 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, APO 468 U S Army, 14 Oct 47.
TO: Lt Col George O Pearson, Commanding Officer, 187th Gli Inf Regt, APO 468, U S Army
Request that any information you may have to aid in clarification of basic communication be entered by indorsement hereon.
BY COMMAND OF GENERAL SWING:
ADJUTANT GENERAL