AMERICANS EXPECT VICTORY AT TRUK
(N.Z.P.A. —Copyright.—Rec. 12.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, February 18. The Americans are scoring a major victory at Truk. The Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Knox, expressed this opinion at a Press conference, and added: 1 think this attack was a victory whose full proportions will not be known until the need for radio silence is over." Colonel Knox said he did not know whether the operation was concluded. Asked about the Japanese reports of landings on Truk, he said this was an air strike by carrier-based planes. The Japanese were broadcasting false claims of a landing attempt for purely propaganda purposes. Colonel Knox pointed out that the main significance of the Truk strike is the growing ability of American sea power and air power to project their strength westward, and added: Our increasing fleet strength in both carriers and surface craft enables us to take the offensive and strike the enemy at the time and place we select." Colonel Knox revealed that Vice-Admiral R. A. Spruance, who commanded the Marshalls invasion, is directing the general operation.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 42, 19 February 1944, Page 5
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