SECURITY OF GIBRALTAR
MODERN GUNS COULD PREVENT SHIPS ENTERING HARBOUR.
London, July 20
The "Daily Express” says that the visit of Major-General Ashmore to Gibraltar again raises the question whether, assuming that Spain is willing, Britain should cede the Rock in exchange for Ceuta. Experts point out that Gibraltar is no longer a secure base, and that modern howitzers, firing from the Spanish mainland, could prevent ships entering the harbour.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 248, 23 July 1925, Page 9
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