The Archive · 1939

The New Sore Spot in the Pacific

For tie time being plans of the U.S. Government to fortify Guam, in the Pacific, hare but efforts re being made to revive the proposal which created considerable p be shelved test li Tokyo, Upper picture shows Guam airport, where the Clippers land.

Below, members of the House Naval Affairs Committee are seen inspecting a relief map of the island during their recent visit to Quantico, Virginia, Marine base. Left to right: Rep. M. J. Mass, of Minnesota, General J. T.

Buttrick, Commandant of the base, Rep. L. W. Schuetz, of of Massachusetts.

Ilinois, and Rep. G. J. Bates,

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

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