Show U 7 S watches azores As possible threat to atlantic security NEW YORK direct flight ot of commercial airplanes between new york and the azores islands a distance of 2000 miles has again focused attention on the azores as a potential aerial threat to american security beginning this spring two american amer transatlantic air services are making the 2000 nitle trip in a single hop carrying mall mail and passengers military men see no reason why invading bombers could not make the samo same trip thus the dreamy portuguese islands in mid atlantic have assumed tremendous significance within a few short months after years of isolation and loneliness they have moved within 15 hours of the atlantic seaboard the islands have belonged to the portuguese since sin ce their discovery in 1444 the united states holds no fear of invasion from the azores so long as portugal owns them tor for the friendly relation of these two nations has continued unbroken since colonial times but it is not implausible to assume that an aggressor power my some day seize them several military men have hav expressed this tear fear openly in INS 1038 rear adm yates stirling former navy chiel chief of start stam expected franco spain to capture portugal |