NOTHING LIKE CONFIDENCE
The following are a few of the assurances about Malaya and Singapore given prior to Japan’s entry into the war:— “We are more than satisfied with the supply of ’planes, troops, and anti-aircraft guns arriving from England and Australia.” —Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, in October. “The lessons of air warfare in Crete have been learned and applied to the Malayan setting.”—Air ViceMarshal Pulford. “Britain is ready.”—Mr Duff Cooper. “Impregnable.”—Sir Earle Page. "New Times,” Jan. 9, 1942.
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Grey River Argus, 18 February 1942, Page 7
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