Ford takes firm stand
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter— Copyright) WASHINGTON, September President Ford’s press secretary said yesterday that Mr Ford would stand firmly by the statement he made at a news conference last Wednesday that the Soviet Union now had three naval bases in the Indian Ocean. The press secretary s statement was in response to reporters’ questions about an article published by the Soviet Union news agency, Tass, saying that Mr Ford had “committed a regrettable inaccuracy,” and that he had been “unfortunately misinformed by his staff.” The Defence Department maintains that the Russian bases are at Berbera (Somalia), Umm Qasr (Iraq), and Aden (South Yemen). On Wednesday, Mr Ford defended his support for the proposed expanded facilities i for the United States Navy, on the British-owned island* of Diego Garcia. The British! Labour Government has yeti to make a decision on the! Issue.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33628, 2 September 1974, Page 13
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