BASES IN THE PACIFIC
COM PROMISE PROPOSAL
Washington, May 1
The Joint Chiefs of Staff have approved a compromise proposal under which America will share with Britain, New Zealand and Australia the use of American-built- bases at Manus and other British islands in the Pacific.
The proposal, which has been forwarded to the Governments concerned, is reported to make it clear that America does not seek to control the islands involved, and has no commercial interest in them. It merely desires that the bases should he readily available for American national security.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19460503.2.42
Bibliographic details
Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 14050, 3 May 1946, Page 3
Word Count
92BASES IN THE PACIFIC Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 14050, 3 May 1946, Page 3
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in