Once the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula, with its important fortress of Singapore, had been taken, the conquests of Burma and the Dutch East Indies would follow.
However, both countries had limited supplies and could not help Japan. With the United States out of the picture, the only realistic source of oil was in the Dutch East Indies.
By the time I set foot on the deck that night, under cover of darkness, a full regiment of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army was gathered, along with a good deal of artillery.
The Americans are pretty darn sure you're going to see moves to take over those resources we talked about, that the Japanese are going to strike in Southeast Asia, maybe the Dutch East Indies, probably the Philippines.