RECONNAISSANCE IN MALAYA
Work of Native Soldiers COMPANY LIVING IN JUNGLE (Received January 15, 1.15 a.m.) SINGAPORE, January 14. ■ The valuable reconnaissance work performed by two British officers and , a company of Malaya soldiers who 1 have lived in the jungle in Malaya ' since the outbreak of war, is de- | scribed by a correspondent of the Asj sociated Press of America. The offl- , cers are not members of the regular ’ army. They are men who know „ Malaya and its forests and secret hinj terland. With their men they have covered I withdrawals, watched most obscure i jungle paths, kept the Imperial troops i informed of the proximity of the Jap- . anese forces, and protected the evacf uation of civilians from remote areas ; through the jungle. They have moved round behind the 3 enemy every day and slipped like i shadows from place to place, not - seeking conflict, but always watching, t reporting, following, and tracking. Their valuable work has not -been publicised until now because they rarely return to civilised areas.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23537, 15 January 1942, Page 7
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