Show NAVY SETS UP ICELAND BASE Post Created to Assist Atlantic Fleet WASHINGTON Nov 8 INS INS INS- Secretary Secretary of the Navy Knox Saturday Sat Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- announced a naval operatIng operating operating ing base has been established in Iceland for use of the TJ U. S. S Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic fleet for task purposes The brief navy announcement disclosing that Rear Admiral James L. L Kauffman has been named commandant of the outpost said the new operating base ase would be used for both administrative and task purposes Apparently the base will be used as an operating operating op op- crating point for U. U S. S naval ships and planes fighting submarines Inthe in inthe inthe the north Atlantic The command of the U. U S. S naval operating base in Iceland shall shaU include all aU United States shore activities United States naval naval naval na na- na- na val local defense forces and district district district dis dis- dis- dis naval craft and any additional additional addi addi- units as may be assigned by the Atlantic fleet the navy declared It added the base would be a apart apart part of the command of the com com- mander in of the U. U S. S Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic fleet with Admiral Kauffman Kauffman Kauffman Kauff Kauff- man working under him |