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331 Mr V. G. Bowden, Official Representative in Singapore, to Department of External Affairs

Cablegram 143 SINGAPORE, 12 February 1942, 6.47 p.m.

SECRET

Your telegram 86. [1] All merchant shipping under British naval
control has already left Singapore and naval and other offices for
dealing with it including Harbour Board have been closed. Full
programme demolition and denial is now being carried out including
destruction of all money not in private hands. Except as a
fortress and battle field Singapore has ceased to function.

1 Not found.


[AA:A981, WAR 42]
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