DEFENCE OF PANAMA
OCCUPATION OF ISLANDS WASHINGTON. Feb. 12 British circles have disclosed that the United States troops sent to 1 Curacao and Aruba, Dutch islands oil Venezuela, are to supplement British troops who have been there many months, inferring that the Americans will eventually replace the British. It is understood that eventually American troops will garrison virtually all the United Nations’ possessions in the Western Hemisphere south of Newfoundland. This plan has met with certain resistance by the inhabitants. Some of the British possessions are concerned, although the British military authorities appreciate the advantage of being able to concentrate their forces where they can be used to the best effect instead cf scattering them over the world. T ;e American garrisoning of Ctrra--4 and iLu.ia will strengthen the defence of tnc Ca .aa
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Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21655, 16 February 1942, Page 2
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134DEFENCE OF PANAMA Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21655, 16 February 1942, Page 2
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