(a) SUMATRA Area Nicobars Sabang N. Sumatra 2-3 divs. (One regt in Nicobars Two regts in Sabang 1-2 divs in N.Sumatra) S. Sumatra ½-1 div. Total 2½-4 divs. (b) MALAYA Area Penang 1 div. Port Swettenham Area 1 div. Singapore 1-2 divs. Total 3-4 divs. (c) Up to the equivalent of one division in Sumatra and one and a half divisions in Malaya of the above totals may be made up of garrison troops instead of active divisions. 9. In order to make their defence as strong as possible in this vital area the Japanese will probably draw all the forces which they can spare from SIAM, INDO-CHINA and possibly JAVA, to reinforce their existing garrisons in SUMATRA and MALAYA.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Burma China Formosa Germany India Indochina Japan Malaya Philippines Siam Singapore
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/119/18
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/119
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0119.018
- Keywords
- Operations Planning Pacific War Japanese Navy Naval Strength Japanese Army Troop Movements Military Dispositions Japanese Air Force
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Staff
- Pages
- 6
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Edward King-Salter Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
