Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey, commander Allied Land Forces South East Asia, visits troops on garrison duty on Labuan island off Borneo.

Dempsey steps down from an RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft and is greeted by the commander of 32 Indian Infantry Brigade, Brigadier E C J Woodford. A guard of honour presents arms. Dempsey inspects the guard. Dempsey and Major-General R H R Steward get into a staff car. Dempsey meets the senior naval officer on Labuan, Commander C P M Armstrong, and the American port director, Lieutenant M O'Malley US Navy. Dempsey is amused to find a small monkey sitting on the steering wheel of a jeep belonging to 134 Workshop Company, Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Dempsey meets staff of 87 Indian General Hospital with the commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel M L A Devan.

Notes

With surprising candour, the cameraman remarks on his dopesheet '...nothing much else occurred, in fact from the film point of view it was merely a routine visit'.

Guard of honour provided by the RAF Regiment and 3rd Battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles. Also named on the dopesheet is an Australian officer, Lieutenant-General E J Milford, described as a corps commander but actually commanding 7th Australian Division.