ðə stɹətˈiːdʒɪk ɹɪzˈɜːvz pɹˈaɪmɚɹi ɹˈoʊl wʌz tə pɹətˈɛkt məlˈeɪə ænd ˈʌðɚ kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ ˈɪntɹɛsts ɪn sˈaʊθiːst ˈeɪʒə fɹʌm ɐtˈæk baɪ ɛkstˈɜːnəl kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst fˈoːɹsᵻz, wɪð ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst ɪntˈɜːnəl kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃənz lˈɪstᵻd æz ðə sˈɛkəndɚɹi ɹˈoʊl.
The Strategic Reserve's primary role was to protect Malaya and other Commonwealth interests in Southeast Asia from attack by external communist forces, with operations against internal communist organisations listed as the secondary role.