Washington, Mar. 10.
Much interest is evinced here in the announcement made in the House of Commons yesterday.
A spokesman of the Navy Department said the story was true, but that the arrangement was a routine matter.
United States warships of a larger tonnage than small cruisers cannot obtain docking facilities in Manila and would be forced to proceed to Hawaii if Singapore was not open to them.
Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, said no correspondence about any such amicable arrangement had passed through his hands.—Reuter.
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