ANNEX "A"
 
               Draft communication from His Majesty's Government in the
United Kingdom to the Governments of the United States, The
Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, China, and India:
 
                Instructions are being sent today to General Wayell
that he should assume command of the ABDA Area as from January L
 
               Pending final agreement between the Governments
concerned on the terms of his directire and on the machinery for the
higher direction of war in the ABDA Area, (Annex II to the Directire),
General Wayell is being instructed to proceed in accordance with the
directire as at present drafted and to communicate with Washington and
London as laid down in Paragraph 18 thereof.
 
        Please inform all Commanders concerned, accordingly. ANNEX "B"
 
               Draft telegram from His Majesty's Government in the
United Kingdom to General Wavell:
 
                                  You are to assume supreme command in
the ABDA Area on
                 January _                   .
 
                       Pending final agreement between the Governments
concerned on your directire, you should act in accordance with the
directlye sent to you in Telegram No.____, and you should address
communications to superior authority in accordance with Paragraph 18
thereof.
 
                        General Brett and Admiral Hart are
beingsordered by the United States Government to report to you as
Deputy Supreme Commander and Commander of Combined Naval Forces,
respectively, in the ABDA Area.
 
                                  Governments concerned are notifying
their Commanders ac
                cordingly.
 
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