FLEET FOR SINGAPORE
IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY SUFFICIENT TO SAFEGUARD EMPIRE INTERESTS. STATEMENT BY AUSTRALIAN MINISTER. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.50 a.m.) . CANBERRA. This Day. The Minister of Defence (Mr. Street) said: “The Federal Govern rnent feels certain that in the event of an emergency, Britain will station a fleet at Singapore of sufficient strength to safeguard Empire interests.” He added: “We have sound grounds for being reassured on this point.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 May 1939, Page 6
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74FLEET FOR SINGAPORE Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 May 1939, Page 6
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