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COMMAND OF THE SEA. , BRITAIN MAINTAINS POSITION. LONDON, September 20. German broadcast boasts that whether Britain is invaded or not, the German blockade by sea will speedily defeat liar have had their hollowness revealed by two happenings over the week-end. The. squadron of United States destroyers steamed' proudly into a British port after what th(e- captains describe as an “uneventful crossing,” and British destroyers, guided by British aeroplanes, . scoured the North Sea. for three and a half days until they found and picked up British airmen in a rubber, boat. British command of the sea round all her coasts is still supreme, and the German talk is only likely to draw strong attention to the fact —a result which the German lack io,f understanding of world opinion is unable to realise.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 304, 1 October 1940, Page 5
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