Major actions in which the fleet was involved included Operation Meridian, air strikes in January 1945 against oil production at Palembang, Sumatra.
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On 8 August 1945, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Clement Attlee felt obliged to express his regret for the misunderstandings to the Australian government.
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Peter C Smith is the published author of 76 books of aeronautical, naval and military history including Pedestal - the Convoy that saved Malta; Task Force 57 - The British Pacific Fleet; The Junkers Ju87 Stuka; Sailors in the Dock - A History of Naval Court Martials down the Centuries; and Midway: Dauntless Victory.