"The possibility of its being @ base for an Allied as well as our Fleet has been borne in mind." he suid "The base was ready. he stressed, to cope even tomorrow with any fleet Fequiring "hospitality and assistance.
He said there was no doubt that the potential strength of the British Navy tke Pacific, made possible by the Singapore naval base. constituted the greatest stabilizing factor in the Pacific, "This ase." he emphasized: "with its sister buses at Hongkong and Darwin, gets ax the greatest deterrent any aggressor.
is significance is increased by the fact that other bases in. this nea belong to Powers with which we have the friendliest relation "It ig no exaggeration (o say that without Singapore the south Pacific would Hie at the merey of anyo Bressive Power:
Sir Geoffrey said that more men and guns had arrived ay the naval base from the United Kingdom. but that they were "only part of a move= ment which has been going on for
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