ðə sˈɛlfɹˈuːl, sˈɛlfsəfˈɪʃənsi, ænd koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɜːniːz pɚmˈɪɾᵻd ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz tə kəntɹˈoʊl ɪntˈɜːniː kˈæmps wɪð ɐ mˈɪnɪməm ʌv ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz ænd pˌɜːsənˈɛl, ɐmˈaʊntɪŋ æt tˈaɪmz tʊ ˈoʊnli sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚz ænd ˈeɪt ɡˈɑːɹdz fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ðɐn θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪntˈɜːniːz æt sˈæntoʊ toʊmˈɑːs ɪntˈɜːnmənt kˈæmp ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz.
The self-rule, self-sufficiency, and cooperation of the internees permitted the Japanese to control internee camps with a minimum of resources and personnel, amounting at times to only 17 administrators and 8 guards for more than 3,000 internees at Santo Tomas Internment Camp in the Philippines.