NORTH OF AUSTRALIA
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JAPANESE
NEW YORK, April 23.
Military circles in Chungking are of the opinion that attempts by the Japanese to invade Australia or India are highly unlikely, unless Burma or New Guinea is completely conquered, says the United Press. It is explained that the Japanese have at the most six divisions in Burma, which would be insufficient for an invasion of India before the monsoon season, while the rapidly-growing rein- , i forcements in Australia and the Allied initiative in this theatre have created barriers which the Japanese - will not attempt to hurdle at present. The "New York Times," under the headline, "Australian Front," says in an editorial: "General Mac Arthur's first communique as the commander of the United Nations' forces in the south-
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 96, 24 April 1942, Page 5
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