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AFFE.NDIX WAR DEPARTMENT SERVICES OF SUPPLY OFFICE OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL WASHINGTON February 2, 1943 [,lrs. J. A. Hazner, c/o A. Dinwiddie, Bishop, C~lifornia Dear Mrs. Hazner: The Provost Marshal General directs me to inform you th"t information has been received to the effect that your husband, Jordan A. Hazner, an American civilian engineer, has escaped from the Philippine Islands and has arrived in Australia. It is suggested that no publicity be given this matter at this time. Postal facilities between the United States and Australia, while not normal, are still open and it is assumed that ~lr. Hazner will, if he has not already done so, communicate with you. Since~?lY ~s, ~j ,,~~ ._r --I .f1 /~bY(t!}~~ Howard F. Bresee, Lt. Col., C.M.P., Chief, Information Bn'.nch. The War Department notified Hamner's wife of his escape with this letter, misspelling the last name as "Hazner." ...

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