NOTE: This Text Version attempts to reflect the addition of handwritten comments or deletions of typewritten material. Such changes are noted in RED type. Some of the notations, however, are not legible as they appear in the printed book - and when such a word or words cannot be identified they are indicated in this document with "###" symbols.
Bondoeng Java
General Marshall to
Brerton at Port Darwin
Barnes at Melbourne
###[deleted: To Wavell personal for Brett
Wavell personal for Brereton]There are strong indications [deleted: are strong] that enemy carrier operation may be expected on the East Coast of Australia ###
[deleted: Believe that destruction of large numbers of U.S. planes on ground at ports such as Tourenville (sp?) would be very unfortunate from view point of United States at this time]
Take every precaution to see that our planes are not caught and destroyed on the ground and that concentrations of valuable materiel in ports are avoided so far as possible-
Marshall
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