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London Gazette

Supplement

to

The London Gazette

OF TUESDAY, the 17th of SEPTEMBER, 1946

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WEDNESDAY, the 18 SEPTEMBER, 1946

OPERATIONS IN EASTERN THEATRE, BASED ON INDIA,

FROM MARCH 1942 TO DECEMBER 31, 1942

The following Despatch was submitted to the Secretary of State for War on September 27th 1943, by FIELD - MARSHAL The VISCOUNT WAVELL, G.C.B., C.M.G., M.C., A.D.C., Commander-in-Chief', India.

1. This despatch deals with the arrangements for the defence of India against Japanese invasion which became a serious threat after the fall of Rangoon early in March 1942, and with the preparations later in 1942 to undertake an offensive to recapture Burma. There was little fighting during the period, but the story of the events and of the measures taken is not without interest.

Dispatch

 Part 1 - SITUATION IN MARCH 1942

 Part 2 - JAPANESE NAVAL RAID

 Part 3 - DEFENCE OF NORTH-EAST FRONTIER OF INDIA

 Part 4 - THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM

 Part 5 - REFUGEE PROBLEM

 Part 6 - CHINESE FORCES IN INDIA

 Part 7 - MILITARY SITUATION DURING SUMMER

 Part 8 - MEETING IN CAIRO

 Part 9 - EXPANSION OF THE AIR FORCE

 Part 10 - EVENTS DURING MONSOON FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER

 Part 11 - INTERNAL SITUATION

 Part 12 - REORGANISATION OF COMMANDS.

 Part 13 - REORGANISATION OF COMMANDS

 Part 14 - PREPARATIONS FOR OFFENSIVE

 Part 15 - OPERATION FOR CAPTURE OF AKYAB

 Part 16 - NORTHERN BURMA OPERATIONS

 Part 17 - OPERATIONS OF THE R.I.N.

 Part 18 - AIR OPERATIONS, OCTOBER-DECEMBER

 Part 19 - SUMMARY

 Part 20 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NOTICE:-

The following amendment should be made to the Despatch submitted by General Sir Claude J. E. Auchinleck C.B., C.S.I., D.S.O., O.B.E., A.D.C. on Operations in the Middle East, 5th July, 1941 - 31st October, 1941.

Page 4221 Tobruk

Para 27, sub-para 4 for " Brigadier J. R. Slater " read " Brigadier J. N. Slater."

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