The Archive · 1937

MURMANSK REPORTED BEING FORTIFIED

Soviet Far East Base' Seen Developing Teuruga, Dec. 23.

Working day and night, several thousands of Iabourers are building a strong fort at the Soviet port of Murmansk, according to a report Feaching here to-day.

Murmansk is the only ice-free port of Soviet Russia in the Arctic Ocean. was reported from the same sources that after completion of the fort, the Soviet Government will move the base of itz Baltic Fleet from Kronstadt to Murmansk.

There are 41 military aerodromes at various points between Leningrad and Murmansk—Domel. main in Hankow for some time before joining his staff at Chungking.

Alter December 27 only three high namely Dr. hi, Mr. Hsu Mo, the Vice-Minister, and Mr. Li Tsi-tsun, Director of the Publicity Department Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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