Far East (Singapore): Circulation of despatches and report from escaped military personnel in Malaya, May 1942-September 1942

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File 168/3. AJCP Reel No: 7073
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Report on the fall of Malaya and Singapore by GEneral Wavell, 1942 and memoranda by Churchill, Sir Edward Bridges and others.

Wavell's report report includes statements by officers, civil servants and private individuals. Comments on lack of air supports, propaganda, civil morale, Japanese tactics, state of defences; behaviour of Australian troops.

The memoranda discuss the repercussions of releasing the report and Churchill decides not to release them to Mr Bruce.

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