PANAMA CANAL DEFENCES
(12.35.) Balboa (Canal Zone), Sept. 25 The Secretary of tbe Navy (Colonel Knox) has arrived at tlie Colosolo naval base for an inspection of tlie Canal Zone’s naval installations. Colonel Knox said that the defence against air attack here is as perfect as anywhere in the world, and lie paid a tribute to tbe army and navy co-operation in tbe defence. He praised especially tlie co-operation of tbe Governments of Panama, Central and South America, and said that apparently everybody appreciated the gravity of the situation on this active war front, as this was a potential danger spot, which duplicated the conditions in the SouthWestern Pacific.'
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19420926.2.86
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 255, 26 September 1942, Page 6
Word Count
109PANAMA CANAL DEFENCES Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 255, 26 September 1942, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in