THE SINGAPORE BASE
NO INFRACTION OF PACIFIC TREATY. SENATOR PEARCE’S DECLARATION. Praia Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY', April 1. Speaking at a meeting of the Australian Natives’ Association, Senator Pearce (who represented Australia at the Washington Conference) referring to Singapore, said emphatically that the establishment of a base there would not bo an infraction of the Pacific Treaty. It was clearly and distinctly understood, not only by the British delegation, but also by the American and Japanese delegations at the Peace Conference, that such a base was to be established. It was to bo an essential part of the British plan for the defence of Jiritish interests in the Pacific.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 7
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109THE SINGAPORE BASE Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 7
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