NigG,
Yes, it must have been a horrendous business. I was fortunate as I landed in India after the situation had stabilised the previous year, and everything West of Chittagong was more or less "normal".
...knew the type of people, knew how morale was and had a clear idea of what sort of behaviour would be deemed to be beyond the limits...
It would be deemed to be beyond the limits today, I hope !
Danny.