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358 Wed. 31 October 12:30 pm Darling- Things are beginning to move fast: within a couple of days all the Nisei boys are leaving as, in line with a policy to separate Army and Navy forces, and of course that means a sharp curtailment of certain phases of the school program, a shift of others to the civilians themselves. Other things of which I can't speak are in the air, tho none has a measurable bearing on when I will be released. I may, however, put my letter in right away instead of waiting a couple of weeks. (No change in intention to see Mr. Schwartz) It will still be January, I'm almost certain, Sweetie, and I think you should accept that as your yardstick. In this morning's letter you say “this suspense is awful, and if it should drag on another two or three months I think I'll go completely berserk. Please give me some news soon - any kind - just so long as it's something…” - Sweetie, reckoning on January is the closest I can come to giving you news, and I think it's likely to be an accurate [pg 2] forecast. If you don't insist on batting your head against a stone wall by prematurely settling on Christmas, Sweetie, two or three months won't drag. Hell, think back! Christmas means the same things to me as it does to you, darling. But I'm out here where by and large I can see what's going on. “Keep the letters coming regularly” - That I promise, at least every day. I couldn't help grinning at the picture of you stomping and squealing around the kitchen, Wendy giggling - I don't classify myself with the rest of the Boulder men; [BuPus?] did when it said not “all intelligence officers with a knowledge of Japanese” but “all graduates of the Navy School of Oriental Languages.” Damn that stroller, anyhow. You just wait - I'll fix it good! And you too Warren Busy afternoon coming up - must write monthly report, audit trade store accounts. Tonight Barry and I are attending a vesper service at the 50th [?] and will speak briefly on Japanese and Korean religion. W.
