Arrival of Marines
Sir,—The Japanese Army General Staff, like the Commonwealth of Australia Joint Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence which cited its study, was more
Australia than today’s correspondents. It stated that amassing for invasion “the main body of the combined fleet and an infantry force of 12 divisions” to take an Australia "twice the size of China” would “be a reckless venture and is beyond Japan’s ability.” E. D. Bevan, like the “authorities” he alludes to, appears unaware of the study, and its acceptance by Japan’s High Command. Harassing Australasian homelands pinned down military resources that migh't otherwise engage Japanese farther north. Full-scale invasion would have required immensely more resources. The Parliamentary Committee’s 1981 report also noted only one contemporary Power has resources to invade Australia — the United States. It indicated that the Soviet Uhion lacked these, as our former defence chief, Sir Ewan Jamieson, now accepts.—Yours, etc., J. GALLAGHER. July 6, 1989.
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