Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-28 | Page 1 | Fort Chain Set in East Indies |

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Date	1941-02-28
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Fort Chain Set in East Indies
Type	article
Date	1941-02-28
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	1
OCR Text	Show Fort Chain Set SetIn SetIn SetIn In East Indies HEADQUARTERS OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES ARMY Feb 28 VP JP- JP Lieutenant General G. G J. J Berenschot Berenschot Berenschot Beren- Beren commander in chief of the Netherlands East Indies army disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed Friday a hitherto unknown military expansion program de designed designed designed de- de signed to create a mile chain of fortresses along the equator in these rich islands In an inter interview the general said that the rate of increase in his land forces is mainly a question question ques ques- ti tion n of obtaining equipment for new army units which are l being g organised ed and l as rapidly as equipment arrn arrives arnies es The manpower is available now but material is coming slowly slow sow 11 ly he said Figures cannot be disclosed but the commander said that an army many times the former size is being formed
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