SINGAPORE BASE
PROFOUND EFFECT
VALUE TO NEW ZEALAND
(Received December 14, 12.45 p.m.)
LONDON, December 13.
Sir Thomas Inskip, in a speech to the Empire League, declared that the unity of the Empire depended upon the maintenance of sea power. Singapore would make a tremendous improvement to Imperial defence. It was essential for the defence of Australia and New Zealand, and it held the gate to the Indian Ocean. With the addition of minor anti-aircraft equipment the base would be completed, and it would profoundly affect the safety and unity of the Empire. Sir Thomas added that defences at home and throughout the Empire were being completed so that it would be no longer necessary for Britainn to refrain from prompt action or for the Prime Minister to be hampered by considerations of Britain's weakness.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1938, Page 9
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135SINGAPORE BASE Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1938, Page 9
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