"SINK BRITISH SHIPS"
MR BORAH'S SUGGESTION (Received 2nd August, 11.10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Ist August. Tn a statement to-day Mr Borah, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, called on Great Britain to sink some of her ships as a means of reaching parity with the American navy. He said Britain had 59 modern cruisers and America 18 built or building, Mr Borah was a luncheon guest of President Hoover yesterday and it is presumed the Naval Limitations Conference was discussed.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 2 August 1929, Page 2
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