In 1948 Mead was quoted in News Chronicle as supporting the deployment of Iban mercenaries to the Malayan Emergency, arguing that using Ibans (Dyaks) who enjoyed headhunting was no worse than deploying white troops who had been taught that killing was wrong.
in 1948 mead was quoted in news chronicle as supporting the deployment of iban mercenaries to the malayan emergency arguing that using ibans (dyaks) who enjoyed headhunting was no worse than deploying white troops who had been taught that killing was wrong