ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəmˈɪtmənt wʌz bˈeɪst ɚɹˈaʊnd fˈoːɹsᵻz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪn sˈaʊθˈiːst ˈeɪʒə, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn flˈiːt, ðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs, ænd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst kəmˈænd.
The British commitment was based around forces already in South-East Asia, including the Eastern Fleet, the Far East Air Force, and British Far East Command.