Citation: [Author unspecified] (1937) Canton Island would make a great air base in the Pacific. No Publisher, uk. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Relay of message from HMS Wellington informing Admiralty et al. that Canton Island would make a great air base, and also suggests that US recognise this as well which is why they are diputing British sovereignty.
Metadata
| Additional Information: | Department: UK; Recipients: Harry Charles Luke (High Commissioner for the Western Pacific and Governor of Fiji); |
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| Subjects: | Politics History Latin American Studies |
| Keywords: | Telegram, United Kingdom, *British Western Pacific Territories (British colony) [SOME ISLANDS UNDER DISPUTE BETWEEN UK AND USA], |
| Divisions: | Institute of Latin American Studies |
| Collections: | Atlantic Archive: UK-US Relations in an Age of Global War 1939-1945 |
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| References: | TNA Reference: CO 323/ 1455/ 28 - Trans-Pacific to New Zealand: exploration of Pacific Islands and possible aircraft bases; Project Record ID: A00001951; |