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Show I Strategic Outposts for U. S. Defense p r ffi8pil t Azores V CANAtVf CAPE. VERBIS. 1 A .irtHMMHiaiUimWWilWlN ttrO0VMf tiMft'in gimiMiM.i SMirmnniifMi '"""'- J Placing V. S. troops in Iceland in occupation or strategic Atlantic outposts were taken "in order to forestall any pincers movement undertaken under-taken by Germany against the Western hemisphere," according to a statement by President Roosevelt. Above map Indicates bow this works. (1) Iceland occupation nullifies any Nazi threat from the north and occupation of Trinidad, and British Guiana (2 and 3) take care of the southern Jaw of the pincer hinged on Vichy-French Dakar In Africa. Some sources contend taking over of Azores and Cape Verde Islands (shown In large type) would further greatly strengthen hemisphere defense. |