NAVAL PLANS.
AMERICAN MODERNISATION.
BRITAIN’S OBJECTION,
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)
WASHINGTON, July 31
Britain’s representation against the ship modernisation plan of the United States may bring to a head tlfe last controversy that has stirred naval circles here almost continuously since the adjournment of the Arms Conference. Officials decline to comment on the London announcement of the British move or indicate the policy of the United States. They will carefully study the subject before replying to London with reference to the so-called modernisation, including tlie change in the gun elevation recommended to Congress by the late President Harding. Mr. Denby has declared that tiie proposal is of vital importance to the national defence. It was pointed l out that many British warships already had gun ranges comparable with those requested for the United States.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16497, 1 August 1924, Page 5
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