Moscow, Feb, 1.
Details on the growth of the Soviet Navy and coastal defences in recent years were given by M, Smirnov, the hewly-appointed Commissar of' the Navy, in an article in. "Pravda" to-day.
Xf. Smimoy stated that the Navy had grown immensely in quality and quantity, especially the submarine feet, and that the battleships had been fully modernized, Fortified coastal areas, the Commissar said, were three-fold greater than five years ago, and the artillery. and armament of the coastal defences were one and a half times greater.
Of, Smirnov claimed that the Soviet Navy was '*ready to repel any attack."—Reuter.
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