Though it was his task to prepare hig command for the eventuality of the "war, Fosching the shores of Malaya, "will do my utmost prevent it." declared Air Chief Marshal Sir Henry Robert Moore Brooke-Popham, the new. Commander-in-Chief of the Fur Bast Command, in on interview with the Japanese owned newspaper, "Singapore Herald.
Asked {0 comment on Anglo-Japanese relations, Sir Robert suid. "there is no reason whatever war, but I cannot guarantee pee White there was no Feason for panic, what happened. in Europe could happen in Asia, he added, Questioned "regarding" Malaya's preparedness to resist an invasion, the new commander expressed the opinion that Malaya could make things "very uncomfortable" for an Invader, adding that the country: was ina "much better position to repel fan attack than many people try make out.""—Reuter.
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