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• The first batch, called ‘The Pioneers’, produced three future Chiefs—Manekshaw, who in course of time rose to head the Army in India; Smith Dun in Burma (now Myanmar) and Mohammed Musa in Pakistan.
• Sam interacted with his command socially and informally to assess their potential and then delegated tasks to them accordingly. He gave broad guidelines
• “I generally hang around here helping people and in my spare time, I also command this division.”
• Sam was extremely courteous and considerate towards the Press and answered their questions with honesty, frankness and humour, often over a whisky and soda. Even the most sensitive and controversial topics were honoured with an objective response. He had an excellent rapport with the Press right from the beginning of his military career to the very...
• Sam read the reports with utmost care and then gave crystal clear directions.