Washington, Apr. 14.
Navy Department officials said to-day" that "the Department tras considering keeping the entire] the United "States Fleet Pacific] waters. indefinitely No orders to that effect have been issued as yet, it was said, but it was implied that Department heads! are considering issuance of general Instructions in view of the apparent-continuing nature of the Far Bast emergency. was. meanwhile reported that the State Department had suggested that the Scouting Fleet, which was [sent. to the Pacific for manoeuvres im Hawaiian waters and along the West' Coast of the United States some-weeks ago in accordance with prearranged plans, "remain in the Pacific without returning to former bases in the Atlantic.
Navy Department officials declin-Jed to. confirm the report that such suggestion had been made, but it fscemed plain that State Department information and. advice had played jo part in building up the general tentative plan with reference to dis-edition of ships, United. Press,
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