SINGAPORE BASE SCHEME
INTENTIONS' OF BRITAIN.
NON-AGGRESS!?VE MOVE. ASSURANCE BY FIRST LORD. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m.) Renter. LONDON. Dec. 16. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, in a speech at a luncneon in London, referred to the Singapore base. He said nothing could be further from the truth than that the scheme was aggressive.
Britain desired to retain her valuable friendships with the United States and Japan, said the Minister. Ho was sure that American and Japanese statesmen did not regard the provision of a base at Singapore as any kind of an aggressive policy, but as a policy of defence, leading to greater efficiency and economy in the navy. It was simply a measure of insurance.
There was no cloud on tho horizon as far as could be seen at present, but nobody could foretell the future, and Britain must bo prepared for ,any unexpected turn in events.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18895, 18 December 1924, Page 11
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