Bingham Bulletin | 1945-10-05 | Page 3 | Defense Lines, Bases Desired by Army in Pacific |

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Date	1945-10-05
Paper	Bingham Bulletin
Language	eng
City	Bingham Canyon
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Defense Lines, Bases Desired by Army in Pacific
Type	article
Date	1945-10-05
Paper	Bingham Bulletin
Language	eng
City	Bingham Canyon
County	Salt Lake
Page	3
OCR Text	Show Defense Lines, Bases Desired by Army in Pacific jr huhuji fjfWt " 1 PACIFIC OCEAN W OV MARCUS v fORMOSA iWO v f?gb GUAM I j ENIWET0B 'jT $fck VAP, . MARSHALL IS MAIOEIAP J PAIAU. gfUK ' KWAJ4LEIN, 1 P IT t m CARoilNE IS pNAps JAlUiT m MAJURO 0fO(V . GILBERT JS. , W jt,A5NEWSv5l SOLOMON IS NAURU sV amboina. ouiniaV ..CANTON fifrM SPkoO1 EUICE Proposals by Air Gen. Henry H. Arnold for maintenance of a series of defense lines in the Pacific for future national security is receiving growing support in congress. The latest proposal would provide major fleet bases at Pearl Harbor, Guam, Saipan, Manus and Noumea, with a main naval air base at Mactan Island In the Philippines. The whole would provide chains of security far from the United States shores. The house committee said the bases are needed to maintain peace.
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