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Show Tokyo Puzzle Admiral Ernest J. King, upon his recent inspection trip to Sai-: Sai-: pan, called attention to the fact that the island provides the fleet with a base from which to smash at Japan, or China, or the Philippines. Philip-pines. The three-way threat obviously composes a puzzle for the Tokyo strategists who understand that ! from the new bose naval task . forces can strike either target. Possession of Saipan also carries car-ries a deadly menace because our new super-bombers can undertake under-take a systematic bombing attack at-tack against vital centers in three directions. Admiral King says that "we: will take full advantage" of the i strategic island and he admits, j rather, significantly, that 1,500, miles, the d'siance from Saipan I to Japan and the Philippines, is "a fair operational radius for the fleet." i |