ANNEX 1
 
BOUNDARIES OF .ABDA AREA
 
1.      The ABDA Area is bounded as follows:
 
        On the iNorth: By the :boundary between~India and Burma, thence
eastward along the Chinese frontier and coastline to the latitude of
30o ~North, thence along the parallel of 30x iNorth to the meridian of
140x East.
 
                                           iNote:      Indo-China and
Thailand are .not :included
                                                       in this area.
 
        On the East'    By the meridian of 140x East from 30x iNorth,
to the equator, thence east to longitude 141x East, thence south to the
boundary of Dutch ~New~Guinea on the south coast, thence east alang the
southern iNew Guinea Coast to the mer. idian of 143x East, then south
down this meridian to the coast of Australia.
 
        Onthe 'South: By the northern coast of Australia from the mer
idian of 143x East: 'westward to the meridian of 114x East, thence
northwestward to latitude 15x South, longitude 92x East.
 
On the West: By the meridian of 92x East.
 
       2. Forces assigned to the ABDA and adjacent areas are authorized
to ~xtend their operations into other areas as may be required.