 Since quality tended to be more important than quantity in intelligence , this proved to be a fruitful field in which the minor Allies , Australia and the Netherlands , could play a key part . Good intelligence enabled the Allied forces to minimise the risk of failures and maximise the chances of success . Moreover , the organisation built up in Australia proved to be useful after the war as well . David Horner later wrote that " it may prove that present day intelligence cooperation has proved to be the most lasting and important legacy of Australia 's experience of coalition warfare in the Second World War . " 
