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   D. Elisabeth Glassco (deglassco@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 11:58:09 JST D. Elisabeth Glassco

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   Lieutenant Edwin D. Jones, the only black officer, assured the 1511th that justice would be served.

   However, around midnight, multiple MP-filled jeeps, including one with a large machine gun, approached the camp. This action led black soldiers to arm themselves. They took two-thirds of the available rifles and chased the MPs. British police noted that MPs had set an ambush for the soldiers.

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