The Archive · 1941

Details of Nazi Air Base

On Haiti Given Nassau, Bahamas, Jan. 18

Mr. William Alexander Simms, wealthy American who was reported to have discovered 3. secret German als base on the isle of Haiti, yesterday revealed more details of his discovery.

Mr, Simms. said he discovered the [base when his private aeroplane, in which he was vacationing in the West Indies. was forced down.

He said he saw the airport in the mountainous section of Haiti and mentioned the fact to a hotel manager Port-an-Prince, Later, he said, he-learned that his information had been relayed (0 Haitian officials, who dispossessed the Germans. The Germans hed bought the land ostensibly for farming pur-Poses.—United Press.

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