Show MYSTERY FLEET CHECK ORDERED 1 1 MANILA P P. P I. I April 13 INS INSo INS INS- o 0 destroyers from the United d tates ates Asiatic fleet now maneuver maneuver- ti ig g in the China sea have been or- or red ired red to proceed under tinder forced draft the Gulf of in the Philip Philip- wine ine islands to investigate the re- re presence there of 22 H k flied fed naval l destroyers it was wast oh t earned here today t a The two destroyers destroyers were ordered Orient 4 nt t on the mission by Admiral rry E. E Yarnell commander in ina a 1 ef of the Asiatic fleet p IB Reports reached here from the ort of that Philippine naf nas na- na r s f fear ear an invasion from the r mystery fleet reported to be either Japanese or Dutch destroyers The he vessels first spotted Satur- Satur i y 60 miles mUes at sea have displayed o flags and have refused to ant anti an- an ti t r radio requests for their iden- iden 1 I Customs officials at re re- re ported that the flotilla of destroy- destroy was ra-was was at present anchored in the tf ulf of about 60 miles from pie 4 G e port and includes one large ip presumably a tender J Army officials have begun an in- in of the craft and a group of Philippine army officers St heft t Manila yesterday for Mindanao i eti 4 oj determine whether or not th the vessels are still in the vicinity The he vessels it was reported re- re fused to answer radio signals from ethe th ship Rizal which asked for their identification United States army army officials also alsoc c we were e interested in the investigation Stion tion tf n and pointed out that six Amer- Amer lr n destroyers were supposed to tb ibo cruising in these waters all al- al l hough hEugh it was believed impossible khey hey could have reached the Gulf f by Saturday or Sunday |