DEFENCE OF BRAZIL
STRENGTHENING OF BASE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) NEW YORK, March 18 The Brazilian Minister of Marine, A.dmiral Aristides Guilhem, inspecting the naval base at Natal, near the aerial hopping-off point for Africa, announced that his Government intended to strengthen the base in a way consistent with its strategic importance, making the region the sentinel of Brazil’s defence system. Admiral Guilhem said he visualised a chain of powerful bases from Rio Grande do Sul to Para. It is significant that the United States cruiser Vincennes as visiting the locality.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21374, 19 March 1941, Page 7
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92DEFENCE OF BRAZIL Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21374, 19 March 1941, Page 7
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