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DICI.ASSTJI'fED OSO Letter, 6-3_72
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SUbject • llrief of Report from llrigadier Geoer ol PAtrick J . Hurloy.
ltneloeed 1o a brief of a report to Oooorol George 0 . Karohall f ro:> Br il!adier OODeral Patrick J . Burlq. oeot f roa !lolbourne, Au.atralla, oo Jebru.ar'7 21 , 1942.
l I ncl . llrief of Report f r om
Bri g . Gen . P.u.rloy.
~Df'~~ llajor OODeral, U. S. Ar::J:r,
Actiu, Chief o! Staff .
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DEC 14. 1972
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Theae two opinion• aro held in high mili~y circles i n .\.ustralia t
! • Tho object o! Japanoae act ivity in the Ea•t lndioo is prot<lction or tho tlanl< while they overrun Bw-t:a and penetrate India .
]!. Tbe Japanese will aalco a general offensive againot Australia and Now Zealand.
JAPANESE .\.TTACKS
Attocka oxocutod by tho Japanooo are preceded by careful reconnaissance and preparat ion , They havo had air contr ol and aupori · ority in every attock. General Hurley aaw 17 shipo in tho harbor at Darwin , none ot tho~ with ateam up and all or tho~ open targets, although tho wharf could acco=odate oo}y tour, The attock on Darwin • ....., almost ai aultaneouely rlth t he &lara , and no patrol was up. Firat bombing was followed by low- altitude dive-bo:abor otrat1ng, and the att.acko were continued in quick oucceasioo until gr .. t da:&ge had been done . A tow airplanes lett undeaged were not put into the air but wore destroyed by another att.aek an hour later, General Hurley suat.ained nc pamanent inJury, At 8&.ll the United Nations wore aggressive and aado a re~unerativo aerial ettack although overwholaing enemy torceo later occupied tho ialand.
ATTITUDE OF OUR FORCES
Although Oonaral Hurley found Australia very vulnoroblo in February , our own rorces and those of our allioo wore inclined to bo casual and caret'roo, Tho opposite attitude pertained in the East lndieo ,
CO:ICLUSIOIIS
Tho at.&~ic defense concept appaaro to po~te all plannins in Auetralia, but tho war cannot be won by defonoo or by atteptinc to wear down sn one~ wbooo otrategy is positive. A aobilo stri king force wi th omphaoio on air s trength could chango tho oituetion rapidly,
"Aaaumption o! the offensi ve nood not wai t on aor~ men, tanks , planes, and guno . Tho o!fonoive is not only a matter of mon and ~~&terial but a m.atter of ~aind - a state of mind t hat is prepared to fight t'roa start to finish wherever contact h aado with the one~ , and rl t.h w~ tover w .. pono are available . •
General Hurler feela that Ooneral Brett io •a happr choice• for his difficult pooit 1on.
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