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L+ Gen. Percival.
Para.
8. ECONOMIC WARFARE
Page.
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51(b)
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"In the summer of 1941 a Branch of the Ministry of Economic Warfare was started in Singapore. It suffered from an excess of secrecy and from a lack of knowledge on the part of the gentlemen responsible as to how to set about . the work. Thus valuable time was lost. Later, however, some very useful work was lone by this organisation."
Air Chief Marshal Sir R. Brooke-Popham.
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"A branch of the Ministry of Economic Warfare known as the 0.M. Section, was started on the arrival of Mr. Killery at Singapore in May 1941. He and his staff were keen and capable, but they had no experience and very little knowledge of how to set about their work. as in the case of intelligence, this is
Further,
work that requires a great deal of preparation.
3
In consequence of this, though through no fault of Mr. Killery or his, staff, the 0.M. activities never really got functioning properly by the time that war with Japan broke cut.
There was also a curious reluctance on the part of many people to have anything to do with these activities, or to help on the work. This was particularly noticeable in the case of intended activities in Siam.
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