…the 2100 kilometer-long Ledo Road to K'un-ming,…
1936 CE to 1947 CE
…the 2100 kilometer-long Ledo Road to K'un-ming, Yunnan, China.
The British employ Pashtun contractors to ensure a regular supply of opium to the laborers.
It is also a deliberate Allied Policy to supply opium to the Kachins of Upper Burma to win their support against the Japanese occupation forces.
American commanders distribute opium to their subordinates, who use it for different purposes.
It is given to the villagers to pay for information about enemy movements; it is also used as money to pay for chickens, eggs, rice, salt, etc., virtually replacing Japanese currency and British silver.
(Source: Central Bureau of Narcotics, Gwalior)
