Washington, Feb. 6.
LTHOUGH Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Nav yesterday announced China had arranged to purchase 100 Amer-planes from the Navy, t he Navy Department said it h:
edge of the reported deal.
The Chinese purchasing com ion here also denied know-hedge of the deal. How ever, it was understood here that China has been seeking to purchase.500 American warplanes.
Col Knox said also the Navy fad offered to give Greece 30 naval planes now aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp, but the Greeks had not accepted, de-ing newer and different craft, The Navy Secretary explained planes had been offered to Greece as a sift and would be classed as obsolete, hence the Navy was unable to dispose of them.
Greece was seeking to obtain priority on planes ordered by the British Government, Col Knox said, The Secretary said the Navy's acquisition of warplanes was increasing duy and the Departmen in October.
He said that by early in 1942 the Navy would be turning out 560 pilots each month.—United Press,
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