U.S. FORCES IN BRITAIN
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Commoner's Qoestions Cause Uproar In House
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Received Thursday, 9.10 a.m. LONDON, Marcn 23. The indeperi'deHt, Mr. J. PlattsMillS, aske'd ih the House of Comhions sevefal questioiis concerning the presence in Britain of XJnited States naval and air fofces. He wanted to .know under whai treaty the United. States submarine Dogfish was spending a month with the Britisxi Home Pleet, whether the Go'yefnmeflt was satisfied that the sediifity of the anti-s.tibmarine detectidn devices in the Fii'th of Clyde would not be dompromise'd by the presence of this warSnip "of a foreign power," and when it expected that the United States air personnel m Britain would leave. Mr. Jblin Dugdaie, Parhamentary Sedrfetafy to the Adftiifalty, indicated he was satisfied that security was' not compfomlse'd. Tne Air Mihister, Mr. Arthur Henderson, said that there were 7000 United States air personnel in Britain, He was unable to say when they wou d leave. There was an uproar When Mr. Platts-Mills , suggestsd that the Adrtiiralty was conniving at the military occupation Qf Britain and crieS of "Witndraw" when he asked if the presence of United States officers di'd not suggest the intention of makiiig Britain a sateuite i of the United States.
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Chronicle (Levin), 24 March 1949, Page 5
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