May 9, 1939. Evacuation of Bernhard Camp commenced. Guba made two flights, taking out first Rand and Richardson, and then Huls. In all nineteen men on each load. On these two flights police were brought in to act as escort for the Gold Exploration party. On May 10, 1939 two more flights were made. On the first I went out with Versteegh and all the botanical boys and the last of the American equipment. Van Arcken completed the evacuation of the camp on the second flight of the day and fourth of the series. Today the police escort was made up to a total of twelve men, in charge of a native sergeant. The officer commanding, Klassen who opened up the Wissel Meer Station, is on the other side of the range, at Tanah Merah. As this is being written aboard the KPM steamer van Imhoff, on the voyage from Hollandia to Makassar, it is possible to give more of the history of the ill fated Gold Exploration Expedition, to reestablish communication with the Bernhard Camp party and enable them to proceed up river, attempts were made to charter smather Grumman amphibian from Borneo. When this failed they tried to get another naval plane to operate on charter from Ambon, such as the old Dornier T.15, which flew most of the party across to Bernhard Camp from Tana Merah. Negotiations dragged on until the 18th, when Resident Jansen of Ambon and Assistant Resident Jacobs of Manokwari arrived at Hollandia on a three months tour of inspection on the 460 ton "white ship" Reiger. Having a poor opinion of the organization of the Gold Corp. and disliking the situation as regards food (about two months supply) and escort (police without an officer, and under orders to remain in camp), Jacobs ordered the retirement of the party if a plane was not forthcoming to continue