"Washington, Feb. 8. secrecy surrounding Army and Navy Administration's huge rearmament programme Bee of Rear Admiral Arthur Cook, Chief "Aeronautics, dealing with the necessity for testified that naval air operations would be of a suitable base on Guam He said the Navy would patrol the
contemplated tri of locat-Sontcmplatea triangle of base loca ed at Miami, Puerto Rice and the a strong Navy air bose on Guam would permit the Navy to patrol First Steps Taken a Fore high Navy sources said today a Would be the would be the cal' step im developing American ce-operative They revealed that the States had. agree-countries.
cial quarters indicated that some other Latin American nations àlso have given the United States permission to use certain and anchorages without the of previous notification.
'The Navy Department' announced that the Fleet Marine force com-had sagembled aboard EZ Squadron ship lew itieism of all phases of ship to for a general discussion and Shore operations just completed at Culebra, The operations consisted of attacking and defending Culebra. consisted. Ki about 1500 men of tank, "The Navy said the Marine force
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