Kenneth on Sending Guns to Malaya

Kenneth on Sending Guns to Malaya

The communists in Calcutta sent out orders to communist cells in South East Asia to have a general uprising of all their guerrilla forces simultaneously.  People were being shot on the highways and dared not drive at night. The US consul sent a cable giving the numbers of Americans in peril on these tin mines and rubber estates, all unarmed, and asked if the U.S. government could send them small arms so that they could protect themselves. The Secretary of State was absent, so Kenneth saw to it that the arms were shifted immediately. 

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1949

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

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Box 82: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 51-75

Hour 73, clip 06

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical