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MAY BE DECISIVE. (Received 11.30 a.m.) United Press Assn.— By Elect*V Teiegra | >h—Copyright. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. The New Britain-Solomons engagement of the United States and Australia, n Pacific fleet with powerful Japanese navy units i s the biggest and possibly the most signficant sea battle of th© war an 1 it looks like a decisive victory, writes the New York P.M.’s military commentator. H© added that a . significant aspect of the Allied victory i s t-h© e vidence that our surface strength, in the Australian war theatre has been underestimated. The loss of four cruisers many weeks ago and the detachment of strong naval units to North Africa probably led the Japanese as well as many observers here to underestimate our sea power in the Australian area. Possibly th© most encouraging thing apart from th© terrific damage inflicted on the enemy is the evidence that the arniv and ii.iv> co-operation reached the point of perfection which will win us many mor© battles.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15202, 18 November 1942, Page 3
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