Washington, Feb. 6.
LTHOUGH Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, yesterday announced China had arranged to purchase 100 American warplanes from the Navy, the Navy Department said had no knowledge of the reported deal.
The Chinese purchasing commission here also denied knowledge of the deal. However, it was understood here that China has been seeking to purchase 500 American warplanes, Col, Knox' said also the Navy had offered to give Greece 30 naval planes how aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp, but the Greeks had not accepted, de: slying newer and different craft, "The Navy Secretary explained the planes had been offered to Greece as 12 gift 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 quisition of warplanes was Increasing leadily and the Department had obtained 100 in October.
He said that by carly in 1942, the Navy would be turning out $80 pilots euch month—United Press,
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