Determined Singapore, June 26.
Reports on all subjects discussed and decisions reached are entirely conjectural, declares a communique—the first since the talks started— ssued today on the conclusion of the Anglo-French Defence Conference.
Observers believe that Anglo-French solidarity was emphasized, and that the discussions will have a beneficial effect on the Far Eastern situation, The French delegates, who include Vice-Admiral Decoux, Commander-in-Chief of the French naval forces in the Far East, are understood to be leaving on Thursday.
Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief of the British China Fleet, will leave some time today.
Assumption of supreme command of British and French forces by the British Naval Commander-in-Chief in the event of war in the Far East is reported to have been one of the decisions reached by the conference.
In such an event, Singapore will be made the base of operations and war materials of the two countries will be pooled.
The conference is said to have made a complete survey of the manpower and materials at the disposal of the British and French forces—
Reuter.
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