ADMONITION GIVEN
NO MAJOR. VICTORY OPERATIONS IN THE SOLOMONS (Rec. 9.50 a.m.) Washington, Aug. 28. The Associated Press of America says an admonition against the current Solomons operations being described as a major victory came from one of the highest Government authorities who preferred his name not to be mentioned. He said actually there had been two phases of Japanese activities since the American forces established themselves in the South-West Pacific. He was worried lest the Press lead the country to believe that a great smashing victory had been achieved. The first phase was the landing of 700 Japanese who were wiped out on Guadalcanar Island and a series of small aeroplane attacks in which we came off pretty well, destroying between 30 and 32 Japanese aircraft, we losing four. The second phase should not be called a full-scale offensive but a reconnaissance in force. This was the movement on the Solomons of units of the Japanese fleet. This reconnaissance force has withdrawn. We hit some ships and hope to have sunk some, but the high authority said we would hate to have people get the idea that » major victory was scored. —P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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