During the June and July period vessels were launched almost every week with keels laid on 38 submarines, while eight warships. including the South Dakota, were launched, the spokesman revealed.
Indications: point that in aceordance with repeated recommendations from the Secretary of Navy Col. Frank Knox, emphasis is being laid on the destroyer programme at the expense of heavier ships.
It will be recalled that the Mare Island Navy Yard recently reported that the submarine fleet under construction there was from two months to a full year ahead of schedule.—Domei.
Mr. Koh Ishii, Deputy Spokesman Tokyo, A of the Information Board, indicated at today's press conference that Japan agreed with the Thai Government's statement stressing that no foreign Power had made demands on Thailand for military bases. expressed the belief that Thailai again had re emphasized her neutral because of the continued circulation unfavourable rumours Mr. Ishii disclosed that_a Japanese envoy- to French Indo-China, -whd would be of ambassadorial rank, had been selected. He refused to give his name.
The spokesman refused to divulge R
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