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GUAM PROTECTION
ADVANTAGES TO U.S. DEFENCE
Washington.
With Guam developed into a strong air and sub- marine base, hostile operations against the Philip- pines by any power would be a precarious under- taking, the naval board assigned to study America's need for new naval bases said in a report recently submitted to congress.
The board's report also stressed the fact that the fortification of Guam would help to maintain American sea power in the Far East.
The naval strategists pointed out
that defence consideration affect-
ADVANTAGE CITED
-ing the Philippine Islands neces- The salient military features of sarily were dependent on deter- the situation above envisaged are minations of political policy. If the as follows: islands are destined to achieve
their independence in 1946, the (a) "The island is well adapted should be deve naval experts said, their recom-to the maintenance of an air force submarine basd mendations must be "the mainten-equal or superior to any similar sufficient in st ance of existing facilities only."
hostile force that could be assem-reduction or occ bled within a radius of 1,200 miles. fort on the pa
enemy. There The fortification of Guam, how-] · (b) "Its natural facilities for considerations ever, would be a large step in the development of a submarine base a far greater direction of the defence of the Philippine Islands, according to the report which will be the basis for congressional action at this session of congress.
GUAM NOW DEFENCELESS
Pending political developments. the naval board urged the immedi ate launching of defence work at Guam.
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it is pertinent in this connect] (c) "Even without command of considerations n |the sea extending westward of Mid-beyond the pre way, the air and submarine they are of su strength of the islands could be portance that reinforced.
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TO DETER P. I. AGGRESSION-
(d) "The island could only he reduced or occupied by an enemy through landing operations ported by naval surface operations on large scale. Hostile air attack “At present,” the report declared, alone could produce no decisive ef- "Guam is practically defenceless fect, and against defence of the against determined attack by any character mentioned would be like-| first-class power based in the wesly to incur heavy and unrequited tern Pacific. With adequate air and losses. submarine protection. securely based on Guam, the island could be made secure against anything short of a major effort on the part (e) "So long as Guam existed as of any probable enemy, an effort, a strong air and-- submarine base that is to say, on the same order of hostile operations against the magnitude that would be required Philippines would be a precarious to establish a footing the Philip undertaking. To an even greater pines. Supported 'by a garrison of extent Guam would greatly-impede, only moderate strength in com- if not actually deny, extensive hos- parison to the important military tile naval operations to the south anti-aircraft and coast-defense ward, thus greatly simplifying our equipment, it seems that such a naval problem should the fleet ever defence force should be able be called upon for operations in the to hold out the limit of Far East. time that its supplies last-
ed-a period long enough in ordin- "The foregoing considerations ary probability for adequate sup-are of sufficient weight to warrant port to arrive.
the recommendation that Guam
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