Task For U.S. 6th Fleet
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) NEW YORK, April 28. Vice-Admiral R. Brown, Commander of the United States 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, said today that his force had been ordered to the troubled Middle East area “to preserve the peace.” The admiral made the statement in a telegram answering a series of questions put to him by the National Broadcasting Company news staff. “My job is to be prepared for war—any kind of war, but. the primary mission is to help preserve the peace,” he said. “The 6th Fleet is a visible symbol of power, reassuring friends, dissuading enemies.” The 6th Fleet, which the Navy Department at Washington today described as one of the most powerful seagoing forces, with atomic capabilities, was ordered to the eastern Mediterranean last week by Mr Eisenhower during the crisis in Jordan. The fleet consisted of 50 to 60 ships and about 25.000 men, and was divided into three parts—an attack-carrier force, an amphibious force and a service force. Admiral Brown said that two carriers, a battleship and two cruisers were part of the attack group, and a combat-ready reinforced battalion of Marines as part of the amphibious force. He termed the Marines a “fire brigade.’’
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28264, 30 April 1957, Page 10
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