kəndˈɪʃənz fɔːɹ ɪntˈɜːniːz wɜː wˈɜːst ɪnðə dˈʌtʃ ˈiːst ˈɪndiz nˈaʊ ɪndoʊnˈiːʒə wˌɛɹ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚz ʌv wˈaɪdli dɪspˈɜːst ɪntˈɜːniːz, mˈoʊstli dˈʌtʃ, ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmd dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz ænd kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn ɐ hˈaɪ dˈɛθ ɹˈeɪt fɔːɹ ɪntˈɜːniːz.
Conditions for internees were worst in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) where large numbers of widely dispersed internees, mostly Dutch, overwhelmed Japanese resources and capabilities resulting in a high death rate for internees.