Col. Knox said that the board of Army and Navy experts would be headed by Admiral John W. Green-slade.
"We want to start building the new bases as soon as the necessary details have been completed, including the allocation of the specific ferrite: Col, Knox said. E
He said the Navy Department plans to build its own air facilities in the British possessions and not use existing British defences.
Col. Knox declined to comment on developments in the Far East during his press conference yester: e said that he had not participated in the conversations here regarding possible American use of the British naval base at Singapore. He said he could not confirm reports that the USS. Augusta, flagship of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, was planning to visit Singapore soon, He said he did not believe such reports were warranted.
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