THE MID-PACIFIC

Grey River Argus, 1 May 1944, Page 5

THE MID-PACIFIC

(Rec. 9.10.) WASHINGTON, April 29. A Pacific Fleet communique states: Mitchells bombed revetments and runways on Ponape on Thursday. Venturas, Dauntlesses, Corsairs, Mitchells and Hellcats dropped fortyeight tons of bombs on Japanese positions in -the Marshalls on Thurs(Rec. 11.20) WASHINGTON, April 29 Guam Island, 600 miles north-west of Truk, was bombed by United States Liberators last Monday, stated a Pacific Fleet communique. Many enemy planes were seen on the □•round, but no interception was attempted. All the bombers returned. Ponape was bombed on Wednesday and Thursday. The town and airfield were hit, and fires started. Liberators dropped 54 tons of bombs on Moen, Etten, Dublon and Param in Truk atoll on Thursday. Several -enemy planes were m the air, bur did not offer combat. A Navy search planes bombed an airfield on Puluwat Islands, causing fires. J. he enemy ack-ack fire was intense. Bombers and fighters on Wednesday attacked remaining enemy objectives in the Marshalls. NEW YORK, April 29. The “New York Herald-Tribune in an editorial, says: The meeting of Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur has confirmed that effective decrees of co-operation have been attained. But there still is not formal unity of command, and no guarSee that there »U 1 not be further friction of a sort that has too often confused the Pacific picture. Whether co-operation on this basis can be maintained depends largely noon the direction and timing, in future by Admiral Nimitz moving from the Marshalls to the Carolines, and bv General MacArthur from New Guinea to the Philippines. 'lhe two commands might remain distinct Howevei' if two forces are to be combined for an advance along a single line, integrated planning will not be enough, and a more fundamental integration under a single head will be necessary