AMERICA WARNED
DEFENCE PREPAREDNESS ARMY STRATEGIST’S VIEW (Reed, May 8, 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON, May 7. Brigadier-General George V. Strong the United States 'Army’s chief strategist, in a speech, said “The European war emphasises that the United States must be prepared to ‘outblitz any blitzkrieg’ in the western hemisphere. He said the development of the aeroplane and highly mechanised forces made it a stark, realistic necessity for the United States to be ready to furnish aid swiftly to the _ other western nations if their territorial integrity is violated. “The establishment of foreign bases-in North or South America is an equally dangerous threat against us as against a country in whose territory a stronghold is seized,” he added.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20241, 8 May 1940, Page 7
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