SECRET ARSENAL.
CONSTRUCTION AT LENINGRAD.
A FO'RTIFirn DOCKYARD.
(United Press Association— Copyright.) LONDON, January 25.
Referring to the reported closure of the British Consulate, ’the diplomatic correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” . says that ’Leningrad, which is being converted into a great secret fortified naval dockyard and arsenal, will become a closed zone.
No foreigners will be permitted to remain, and the crews of foreign ships will be allowed ashore only in a limited area.
New shipyards are being constructed, capable of building and repairing the largest capital ships. An Immediate building programme includes three 35,000 ton battleships with 16ineh guns. ~’L
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 90, 26 January 1938, Page 6
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