Canberra, Sept. 18.
Uttering a warning against complacen^- that the main war stream might remain diverted from Australia for weeks. and even months but that the diversion could' only te temnorarv, Mr. A. W. Fadden, the Prime Minister. said yesterday the Commonwealth Goverüment regarded it as of the highest importance. that Imperial ard American "policies in the Far East be ce-ordinated.
"I do not regard the situation as having" changed" in^'esséntlals last month," he -said, "we must remain ready for-stine sudden turn of the war to impel us to active self-defence near our own coast-line."
Australia had formally invited Mr. A. Duff-Cooper to visit the Commonwealth as soon as possible after he had established his headquarters- at Singapore, Mr. Fadden revealed.—Reuter.
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