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Caribbean Bases

... Caribbean Bases Discussing the Caribbean Bases, Mr. Roosevelt declared that an awful lot nonsense had been written about the delay In making arrangements. Decisions were being delayed only three of them —Trinidad, which was big Island with many sites ...

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... :!l]|lllll!llll!llllll! Cassell Suggest THE PRODIGIOUS CARIBBEAN.ROSITA FORBES The romantic, full-blooded history of the West Indies; source of Immortal legend, scene of magnificent adventure and centre of conflict from the days of Columbus. The whole ...

Secret U.S. Talks: More Aid Hinted

... cruiser Tune- 1 loosa for his Caribbean cruise yesterday. He neither confirmed nor denied that he might inspect the base sites which the United States has acquired from Britain or attend United States naval exercises in the Caribbean.— Messages from Reuter. ...

Published: Wednesday 04 December 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 331 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The President's Concern

... have discussed the question of shipping for Britain length with responsible officials In Washington before leaving for his Caribbean cruise. The President went board the United States cruiser Tusealrosa at Miami. Florida, yesterday. He said the cruise, which ...

Published: Wednesday 04 December 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

other interest to an

... 000) for its share the expenditures developing the naval and air bases on the sites acquired from Britain the Atlantic and Caribbean areas. This In addition to the 60,000.000 dollars (£12,500.000) previously allotted to the Navy for Its share of the expenditures ...

Published: Wednesday 04 December 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 137 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FOR THE FORCES

... Entertain. 1.45—8.8.C. Salon Orchatra. 2.30 —H«ell (Aylesbury) Prlntlnj Works Band. 3.o—Home Service 3.3o—Sandy (Organ) 3.4B—Caribbean Rhythm (Records). 4.19—-Home Service. 9.0 -—Time; Tuna (ram the Operas on records. S.l9 —Rep and his Orchestra. 0.0 —News ...

The Duke Meets Roosevelt

... that WI discussed the international Bah:Ilion in general. Thelfuture of the West Indies and the American naval bases in the Caribbean were discussed in particular. According to another report President Roosevelt said that the Duke of Windsor had promised ...

Published: Saturday 14 December 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 194 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Cruiser for U.S. Envoy to Vichy

... cross the Atlantic in the U.S. heavy cruiser Tuscaloosa, the warship in which President Roosevelt has just cruised in the Caribbean. Informed Washington quarters said the choice of the Tuscaloosa indicated the importance which the President attached to ...

Published: Friday 20 December 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 72 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

on Leased Bases

... various British Possessions In the Western Hemisphere shows lively appreciation of the Importance to his country of the Caribbean Sea, as well, perhaps, as some anxiety lest events may forestall the completion of the defensive measures now being taken ...

reflected by the ed:tor:als of Gayda and Farina7ci. fully reported in the American papers. Meanwhil- the home ..

... foot:ng if it Is to recta- tne time lag in the rearmament programme. The return of President Roosevelt tomono% from his Caribbean cruise is hailed by the New York Herald-Tribune as mark.ng the end of the post-election slump He w:11 face a country which ...

Published: Saturday 14 December 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Changes Expected

... Ambassador to the Vichy Government, States heavy cruiser , the warship in which President Roosevelt has just cruised in the Caribbean. Admiral Leahy said the warship was put-at his disposal because it was soon as desired that he should reach Vichy as ble ...

Published: Friday 20 December 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 219 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

president's surprise

... were attending one of the most historic Press conferences ever held at the White House. Looking bronzed and fit after his Caribbean -cruise, a cigarette holder the corner of his mouth, the President plunged istraight into his subject—a plan intended to ...