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Artillery regiments - one mountain
 
      two coast defence 
 
      three: anti-aircraft
 
      Also due for Malaya - two Indian infantry
 
      brigades during next two months.
 
      
 
 
HongKong
 
      Battalions - one machine-gun 
 
      one rifle 
 
      two Indian 
 
      total four
 
      Artillery regiments - two coast defence
 
      one anti-aircraft
 
      Volunteer defense corps 2000
 
      Also one mobile regiment for beach defense at Singapore, HongKong.
 
      
 
 
Australian, land forces
 
      One division (eighth) plus permanent forces 12,000
 
      Militia 83,000
 
      Expansion of home defense forces to total 250,000 was authorized 
      in June.
 
      One division (seventh) due Middle-East during next two months.
 
      
 
 
New Oealand forces
 
      One division and one cavalry brigade on
 
      territorial basis not mobilized.
 
      One brigade group due shortly for Fiji.
 
      Small detachments averaging a company or
 
      platoon of Australasian or local troops in Fanning Island, Fiji, 
      New Guinea, Samoa, Oceanic Islands, New Hebrides.
 
      
 
 
Dutch Land Forces
 
      Infantry - 17 regular battalions, 16 other battalions
 
      Cavalry- 4 squadrons
 
      Artillery - 6 batteries mountain artillery,
 
      3 batteries howitzers
 
      3 batteries field artillery
 
      12 batteries anti-aircraft artillery 18 batteries coast artillery
 
      Engineers - 3 battalions
 
      Supply and Transport - 3 companies,
 
      1 mechanized transport company. 
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