Washington, June 6, Expenditure of $92,000,000 for modern long-range guns along the north-[east coast has been recommended by the House of Representatives Appropriation Committee in order that warships and aircraft might be freed from the defence of harbours.
Major-Gen, Joseph Green, Chief of the Coast Artillery, advocating the appropriation, told' the committee: "The Navy wants to be free so that it can go and seek an enemy and be able to defend our sea lines. The primary mission of the air force is not to defend harbours but seek an enemy wherever he may be"—Reuter.
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