U. S. NAVY
SHIELD FOR AUSTRALIA "While the Australians arc virile enough not to rely on the United States, they do not believe that Americans would sit down quietly and see them overwhelmed by Asiatie hordes," , says the Washington Post. Following Mr Casey's arrival, the Sunday papers arc dealing with the relations between Australia and America. Akin io United States. The Washington Post published a full-page illustrated article on Australia, Mr Casey, and diplomatic and strategic relations. It said: "Australia's position could be extremely perilous if anything happened to British sea power. Only the United States Navy would stand between Australia and the covetous Japanese. "Australians -spiritually are asmuch akin to the United States as Britain." The Washington Star expresses the view that one of the reasons U>r Mr Casey's appointment is Australia's interest, in making friends where fears that the Japanese may strike southward are appreciated. It adds: "The United States Government welcomes the Australian move as strengthening her own relations with Japan."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 135, 13 March 1940, Page 3
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