AMERICAN NAVY
PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE TASK SLOW BUT SURE GAIN IN POWER. STATEMENT BY ADMIRAL KING. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) WASHINGTON, March 2. Today’s Navy Department communique comprises a statement by the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined United States Fleets, Admiral King, in which he notes the widespread interest in the Press in what the United States fleets are doing. He states: “The public can count upon being furnished with all the information which does not give aid or comfort to the enemy. The traditional title, the ‘Silent Service,’ however, is based on experience and necessity. “The appropriate measures are being taken to build up the vital air and sea communications as a preliminary to developing a general offensive, which will slowly but surely gain scope and power as we gain strength by our production of aircraft, ships and guns. “Currently, therefore, the United States fleets are carrying on with the basic idea: ‘Do more than your best with what you’ve got,’ meaning that they will take and make every opportunity to harass and damage the enemy, while building soundly for his ultimate defeat.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 March 1942, Page 3
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