Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-12-23 | Page 3 | British Speed Singapore Aid

HUSH SPEED SINGAPORE AID SINGAPORE Dec 23 Air JP ref lef ef Marshal Sir Robert Brooke Brooke- commander in in- in British ff tn In the far east announced I 1 aay ay that substantial rein- rein ments of all arms have rey re- re y arrived In Malaya include air air- 1 lie e reinforcements air ft air force personnel members Indian dlan infantry artillery engie engi- engi s erand and auxiliaries the official e said reinforcements not only The formidable already formidable lenses at Singapore but also fe raised sed defense forces in other is i of the far east command fh fife rii far east command includes lira laya Burma and Hong Kong firmed quarters said the rein rein- included additional its Of Australian and New Zea- Zea ld Id aIr forces y r Shenton Thomas governor the the e Straits Settlements an- an In a broadcast Sunday mainland of Malaya as asB fl n as Singapore and were ng placed in a state of defense The great naval base of Singa- Singa e guards Britain's a with the far east Australia d ew Zealand and stands as a Iver Byer behind Netherlands forces ine in e r East Indies im- im producer of oil tin and iber b r. r