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322 Wednesday 12 Sept 7:30 am Darling, Guess what - Charlie called from Saipan about 3 yesterday, said he and Evan were trying to get over here; at four they phoned from the airport and I went down to meet them. It was almost like a homecoming. I had a class last night, but afterwards we sat up and talked (with Tel, Don van Koughnet and Johnny Reif - who, by the way, received a Bronze Star medal day before yesterday for his work in getting Japanese out of cover here) until after midnight. They left this morning, both sending you their warm regards. They don't know where they’re going except that it's somewhere in Japan; they’re attached to a Marine outfit. They brought with them the bad (if it makes any difference at all) news that Language men are now excluded, along with MG officers, from the point system - though any individual with enough points may apply especially to the [pg 2] Bureau for release (he’d have to have a good case). The only sure thing they would hazard is that we'll all be out one year from now in Sept. ’46; but everyone agreed it might be sooner. Charlie saw Jack Williams at Guam two weeks ago - the Washington men were finally sent out, and Charlie said that Jack seemed glad to get out, and was sort of nonplussed because the prelude to capitulation came two days after he arrived. I'll have more for you later - right now, the payline. Only Tel and I are left to take it (Gerow and Congleton are off on a special mission for a month) and Tel had it last month. I love you darling - and I will get back to writing every day! Warren
