VALUE OF GUAM ISLAND
FOR AMERICAS PACIFIC DEFENCES [O.P.A.—Uv Electric I'elcßiaub—Coovnehtl i WASHINGTON, 27th January. Admiral Hepburn, testifying before j the committee set up to study the' strategical development of Guam Is-j land, said that the conversion of Guam! into an advanced fleet base, as well as a submarine and air depot, would settle the whole question of the American position in the Pacific. One questioner asked, if Guam were so equipped, would it not be of greater value to Singapore and Australia than for the defence of the United States, pointing out that Guam was 2600 miles from Singapore, 1300 from Australia, but 3800 from Hawaii. Admiral Hep-
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 28 January 1939, Page 9
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109VALUE OF GUAM ISLAND Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 28 January 1939, Page 9
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