Some high Navy sources said today that "the present Caribbean and Atlantic. manquvres would be the first practical step in developing effective inter-American ce-operative defences. They revealed that the United States had reached an agreement with Haiti and the Dominican Republic during the Pan-American Conference at Lima, Peru, December permitting ' the United Stacts Navy' to use Caribbean ports of those countries.
Omicial quarters indicated that some other Latin American nations also have given the United States Fleet permission to use certain harbours and anchorages without the necessity of previous notification, The Navy Department announced that the Fleet Marine force commands had assembled aboard the JAtlantic Squadron flagship New York for a general discussion and criticism of all phases of ship to shore operations. just compicied at Culebra, 'The operations consisted of attacking and defending Culebr The Navy said the Marine force consisted of about 1,500 men of tank, Jchemical, "artillery" and other units fand about 86 Marine Aircraft. Vessels participating in the landing' opera tions included the New York, Texas, Arkansas and Wyoming.
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