Statement of Naval, Military and Air Forces in the Far East.
 
      
 
 
British naval forces- China station.
 
      Four cruisers- Durban, Dauntless, Danae, Cape Town. 
 
      Five destroyers- Thanet, Thracian, Scout (HongKong local defense), 
      Stronghold, Tenedos (Singapore local defense)
 
      Nine gun-boats - Hongkong four, Singapore four, Shanghai one.
 
      
 
 
Australian naval forces
 
      Three cruisers - H.M.A.S. Canberra, Perth, Adelaide 
 
      One armed merchant-cruiser - Manoora. 
 
      Two escort vessels.
 
      
 
 
New Oealand Division, Royal Navy.
 
      One cruiser - Achilles
 
      One armed merchant cruiser - Manowai (fitting out) 
 
      
 
 
Dutch naval forces
 
      Two cruisers. Note: a third cruiser "Sumatra"
 
      is on her way out. 
 
      Seven destroyers
 
      Sixteen submarines 
 
      
 
 
British land forces
 
      Continental Malaya
 
      Battalions - one machine gun 
 
      five rifle 
 
      four Indian 
 
      one Malay
 
      eleven volunteer 
 
      total - twenty-two.
 
      Artillery/