My cablegram of 13th June [1] and your telegram 180 of 16th June
in reply [2], His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of
Australia has approved of the following being made available to
the United Kingdom:-

(1) One armed merchant cruiser and one sloop at once and a further
sloop at the end of July for use in the East Indies;

(2) One extra squadron of Hudsons and one squadron of Wirraways
for employment to release R.A.F. units at Singapore;

and propose that the necessary detailed arrangements to give
effect thereto be made direct between the Australian Naval and Air
Departments and the Admiralty and Air Ministry respectively. [3]