Editorial Note

From May 15 to May 18, military representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France met at Singapore for discussions on the military situation in Southeast Asia. The Chiefs of Delegation were Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble, Commander of the United States Seventh Fleet; General Sir John Harding, Commander of British Land Forces in the Far East; and General d’Armée de Lattre de Tassigny. The Conference formulated agreed conclusions and recommendations regarding Indochina as well as Southeast Asia as a whole. For documentation on the Singapore Conference, including the Conference Report, see pages 1 ff. and page 64.