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Section III

 

Report by General the Honourable Sir Harold R.L. G. Alexander, K.C B., C S.I.. D.S 0., M C , on Operations in Burma from 5th March, 1942, to 20th May, 1942.

1. The following is a report on the operations of the Allied Forces in Burma from my arrival in that country on the 5th March, 1942, up to the 20th May, 1942, by which date the rear guard of the Imperial Forces had withdrawn into India.

2. I arrived by air at 12.00 hours on the 4th March at Dum Dum aerodrome Calcutta, where I met the Commander-in-Chief in India, General Sir Archibald Wavell, and there he gave me a resume of the situation in Burma and a verbal directif to the following effect: —

" The retention of Rangoon was a matter of vital importance to our position in the Far East and every effort must be made to hold it. If, however, that was not possible the force must not be allowed to be cut off and destroyed but must be withdrawn from the Rangoon area for the defence of Upper Burma. This must be held as long as possible in order to safeguard the oil fields at Yenangyaung, keep contact with the Chinese and protect the construction of the road from Assam to Burma."

Part XIX Part XIX - I. OPERATIONS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF RANGOON

Part XX Part XX - II. REGROUPING FORCES ON THE FALL OF RANGOON

Part XXI Part XXI - III. THE BATTLE FOR THE OILFIELDS

Part XXII  Part XXII - IV. PLANS IN THE EVENT OF WITHDEAWAL NORTH OF MANDALAY

Part XXIII Part XXIII - V. THE JAPANESE BREAK-THROUGH IN THE SHAN STATES AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE ALLIED FORCES NORTH OF MANDALAY

Part XXIV Part XXIV - VI. THE WITHDRAWAL TO INDIA

Part XXV Part XXV - VII. ADMINISTRATION

Part XXVI Part XXVI - VIII. MISCELLANEOUS

Part XXVII  Part XXVII - IX. CONCLUSIONSgraphi37

 

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