Following is from the Prime Minister of Australia for personal
information of the Acting Prime Minister and communication to the
Ministers for the Navy, Army, Air and Chiefs of Staff. [1]

After discussions at Singapore and with the Governor-General of
the Netherlands East Indies [2] at Batavia, I agree that the
proposed staff conversations between the three parties concerned
should be held at Singapore at once. A strong request has been
made for further visit to Singapore by Colvin. The difficulties of
his absence are understood but he should [consider] [3] if it is
at all possible for him to do this. In addition to staff
conversations there was a discussion on certain aspects of the
Singapore report. Far East appreciation and staff conversations
with the U.S.A.

To enable me to follow up certain questions of higher policy on
these it is important that the results of the Singapore staff
conversations should be reported to London as soon as possible
after my arrival.

C.-I.-C. [4] has raised the possibility of keeping an Australian
Brigade Group turned over at Singapore. This might be reported on
by the Chiefs of Staff for consideration by the War Cabinet.