W &SHIN (il'ON , Monday

... indicated today that the agreement with the French authorities of Martinique assured the neutralisation ot that strategic Caribbean island. He told his Press conference that the status quo would continue, which was interpreted to mean that the island a ...

Published: Tuesday 23 December 1941
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TRINIDAD CHIEF TO BE THE BASE IN THE WEST INDIES

... Trinidad base, leased from Britain, is to become the major American stronghold in the Caribbean. Mr. Stimson refused to disclose what reinforcements would be sent to the Caribbean area, or the strength of the units assigned to the new base in Newfoundland. OFF ...

Published: Friday 10 January 1941
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 456 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WIDE POWERS ON ARMS

... releasing aeroplanes for Greece. We hope to something soon. he added. Caribbean Defence The consolidation the United States Army Commands at the Panama Canal and In the Caribbean area, in order to strengthen the Western Hemisphere defences. announced ...

Inescapable Duty

... John Adams, ordered the United States Navy to clean cut European privateers and European ships of war which were infesting Caribbean and South American waters and destroying American commerce. obligation as President is historic, It is clear, it is inescapable ...

Published: Friday 12 September 1941
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET ON MANOEUVRES THE United Stat es Atlantic •A• Fleet will stage joint training manceuvres ..

... ON MANOEUVRES THE United Stat es Atlantic •A• Fleet will stage joint training manceuvres with Army and Navy Forces in the Caribbean, beginning next Tuesday. Colonel Knox, Secretary of the Navy, announced at a Press conference in Washington yesterday. He ...

Published: Thursday 16 January 1941
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 70 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THREE MORE U.S. NAVAL BASES

... offshore United States naval bases are to be established—in mid-Pacific, in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska) area. and in the Caribbean. The first will be established at Midway Island on I August. the second at Dutch Harbour. Amaknak Island (Alaska) on 1 September ...

Published: Tuesday 01 July 1941
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SAGAS IN TECHIVICOLOR

... announced his plans for the coming year. He is now at work on preparations for Reap the Wild Wind an action thriller laid in the Caribbean. The screen treatment of Heap the Wild Wind' is being prepared in collaboration with the author by the adaptors who prepared ...

Published: Thursday 09 January 1941
Newspaper: Kinematograph Weekly
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 83 | Page: 88 | Tags: none

MR. CHURCHILL ARRIVES IN U.S

... that agreement had been reached with the French authorities of Martinique, assuring the neutralisation of that strategic Caribbean island. Mr. Hull was in conference for hour with Rear-Admiral Frederick Horne, who had just returned from his talks with ...

Published: Tuesday 23 December 1941
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HUGE DEAL PLANNED

... dispose them profitably. UNIFIED COMMAND The consolidation of the United States Army Commands at the Panama Canal and in the Caribbean Area, order to strengthen the western hemisphere defences, is announced to-day by Mr, Stimson, the Secretary of War. The ...

Published: Friday 10 January 1941
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 304 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOR THE FORCES

... 3s—Geraldo’s Band OX. . B.3o—Home Programme. 9,2o—Dowlais United Choir, 9.3s—‘Volunteer Smith Entertains.,” 10.0-—Time; Caribbean Rhythm. 10.30—Charles Ernesco and his Quintet. ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1941
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

8-HOUR DAY SUSPENDED

... working day for labourers and mechanics employed by U.S. Government on constructing army and navy bases on the Atlantic and Caribbean sites leased from Britain has been suspended by President Roosevelt. Asked at his Press conference to explain the circumstances ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1941
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FLEET AT NEW BASE

... FLEET AT NEW BASE Kingston (Jamaica), Monday.— The first American Fleet operating from the new Caribbean bases today steamed out of Portland Bight (the base on the south coast of Jamaica leased to the United States under the agreement with Britain) for ...

Published: Tuesday 21 January 1941
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 7 | Tags: none