Hippo report

Page 3 of a Top Secret document titled “HIPPO PROJECT: Summary of present situation and future action required as at 28 July 1945.” Records personnel, service numbers and locations associated with the planned HIPPO operation, including Capt. Cheng, Sgt. J. Shiu (VCK69286), Sgt. R.S.T. Chan (VCK69908), Sgt. N.M. Low (VCK49785) and Sgt. L. King (VCK50207). Outlines plans to insert personnel by Catalina aircraft through the SEMUT III area, infiltrate toward Simanggang and Engkilili, and establish an intelligence network around Kuching, with particular attention to a prisoner-of-war camp. The document also details equipment and supply arrangements, personnel transfers, and the training and proposed deployment of 16 Chinese Canadian reinforcements. It records operational intentions as of 28 July 1945, rather than confirmation that these deployments took place.