ANNEX 1
 
U.S. 
BRITISH
 
 
                    BOUNDARIES OF ABDA AREA
 
     1.        The ABDA Area is bounded as follows:
 
          On the North:  By the boundary between India and Burma,
thence eastward                        along the Chinese frontier and
coastline to the latitude of SOx                      North, thence
along the parallel of 30  North to the meridian    of 140  East.
 
                         Note:       Indo-China and Thailand are not
included in this area.
 
          On the East:                  By the meridian of 140  North,
to the equator, thence east to
                                             longitude 141  East,
thence South to the boundary of Dutch                      New Guinea
on the Coast, thence east along the Southern New
Guinea Coast to the meridian of 143  East, then south down this
meridian to the coast of Australia.
 
          On the South:       By the northern coast of Australia from
the meridian of 143                          East, westward to the
meridian of ll4  East, thence                             northwestward
to latitude 15x South, longitude 92  East.
 
          On the West:        By the meridian of 92  East.
 
 
          2.        Forces assigned to the ABDA and adjacent areas are
authorized to extend their
operations into other areas as may be required.