U.S. 
BRITISH
 
In general, your instructions and orders will be limited to those
necessary for effective coordination of forces in the execution of your
mission.
 
14. Relations with ABDA Governments. -
 
                The ABDA Governments will jointly and severally support
you in the execution of the duties and responsibilities as herein
defined, and in the exercise of the authority herein delegated and
limited. Commanders of all sea, land, and air forces within your Area
will be immediately informed by their respective governments that, from
a date to be notified, all orders and instructions issued by you in
conformity with the provisions of this directive will be considered by
such commanders as emanating from their respective governments.
 
      18.    In the unlikely event that any of your immediate
subordinates, after making due representations to you, still considers
that obedience to your orders would jeopardize the national interests
of his country to an extent unjustified by the general situation in the
ABDA Area, he has the right, subject to your being immediately notified
of such intention, to appeal direct to his own government before
carrying out the orders. Such appeals will be made by the most
expeditious method, and a copy of the appeal will be communicated
simultaneously to you.
 
16.    Staff and Assumption of Command. -
 
                Your staff will include officers of each of the ABDA
powers. You are empowered to communicate immediately with the national
commanders in the Area with a view to obtaining staff officers
essential to your earliest possible assumption of command. Your
additional staff requirements will be communicated as soon as possible
to the ABDA Governments through channels of communication described in
Paragraph 18
 
      17.    You will report when you are in a position effectively to,
carry out the essential functions of Supreme Command, so that your
assumption of command may be promulgated to all concerned.
 
18.    Superior Authority. -
 
                As Supreme Commonder of the ABDA Area, you will be
directly responsible to the ABDA Governments through the agency defined
in Annex 2.
 
Signed
 
(By Power furnishing Supreme Commander)
 
Countersigned:
 
       Other ABDA Representatives.
 
REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED