ACCORDING TO A MESSAGE from New York the possibility is being discussed of General Douglas MacArthur being appointed supreme commander of the Allied forces in the South-west Pacific in place of General Sir Archibald Wavell, who has relinquished this command and is to return to his former post as Commander-in-Chief in India. It is also stated that General MacArthur’s appointment to the supreme command has been advocated in Australia because of his brilliant defence in the Philippines.
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Southland Times, Issue 24684, 4 March 1942, Page 5
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77ACCORDING TO A MESSAGE from New York the possibility is being discussed of General Douglas MacArthur being appointed supreme commander of the Allied forces in the South-west Pacific in place of General Sir Archibald Wavell, who has relinquished this command and is to return to his former post as Commander-in-Chief in India. It is also stated that General MacArthur’s appointment to the supreme command has been advocated in Australia because of his brilliant defence in the Philippines. Southland Times, Issue 24684, 4 March 1942, Page 5
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