▁Army ▁Group ▁red es ign ated ▁by ▁Al lied ▁Land ▁Forces ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁( AL F SE A ) ▁combining ▁Commonwealth ▁and ▁US ▁forces , ▁with ▁an ▁H Q ▁at ▁K andy . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December ▁AL F SE A ▁H Q ▁moved ▁to ▁Bar rack p ore , ▁India . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Pacific ▁Area ▁to ▁SE AC . ▁ ▁SE AC ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁▁ 1 1 th ▁Army ▁Group ▁British ▁ 1 1 th ▁Army ▁Group ▁( ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3   – ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁was ▁on ▁paper ▁the ▁main ▁Commonwealth ▁army ▁force ▁in ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁which ▁directed ▁ ▁British ▁Four teenth ▁Army ▁ ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁( C ey lon ▁Army ) ▁ ▁Northern ▁Com bat ▁Area ▁Command ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Joseph ▁St il well . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Army ▁Group ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁Al lied ▁Land ▁Forces ▁South ▁East ▁Asia , ▁still ▁under ▁SE AC , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁felt ▁that ▁an ▁inter - Al lied ▁command ▁was ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁purely ▁British ▁headquarters . ▁Command ▁problems ▁with ▁General ▁St il well ▁and ▁his ▁interactions ▁with ▁the ▁U . S