... البرهان الذى قدمه اليابانيين أنه من الممكن إلحاق هزائم ... ... بالبريطانيين بل وهزائم فادحة أيضاً
The demonstration by the Japanese that the British could be beaten, and beaten very severely, naturally encouraged in the eyes of the people of Southeast Asia the belief that they, too, might be able to secure a much stronger position against the British