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Show France Plans to Bring Navy to 850,000 Tons PARIS, Jan. 29 UP Naval Minister Min-ister Alphonse Geanler-Dupere announced an-nounced In the chamber of deputies today that the government shortly would propose a three-year naval building program to raise the French navy to 8M,0OO tons. Gesnier-Dupare announced that the superior naval council had concluded, con-cluded, after consulting with the superior army, navy and air councils, coun-cils, that it was essential for France to rush construction of ths new asO.OOO-tonnags fighting sea force. Instead ef maintaining the present total of only 640,000 tone. |