The Foreign Service Journal, May 1941
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Lewis 270 tinents toroveHhrjeq ^ ^ Foreign Service Changes 274 0 C a , "Louq-e." -d - Service Glimpses 275 International Boundary Line—U. S. and Mexico 282 We will Marriages 297 - dealers. Visitors 300 Issued monthly by the American Foreign Service Associa¬ COMPANIA "RON BACARDI," S. A, tion, Department of State, Washington, D. C. Entered as Santiago de Cuba second-class matter at the Post Office in Washington, D. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Schenley Import Corp., N. Y. Copr. 1941 241 ★ Price for price, you will never find in any can, bottle or package better food products than those packed under our “ROYAL SCARLET’’ label. They possess that unique flavor which exalts the appetite of the most discriminating people. We supply many of our foreign Consuls, Embassies and Legations throughout the world, and being equipped with an Export Department thoroughly familiar with the ship¬ ping details, we are in a splendid position to render a most efficient service. 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RVICL THE ONLY TIRES MADE THAT ARE SAFETY-PROVED ON THE SPEEDWAY FOR YOUR PROTECTION ON THE HIGHWAY Uncle Sam’s Eight New Bases Prepared by the Public Relations Branch Navy Department 'T-'HE present conflicts raging in Europe and Asia dad. and British Guiana to Guantanamo, the Virgin JL place heavy burdens on the shoulders of dip¬ Islands, and Puerto Rico would help inestimably lomats and military strategists alike. Possible in¬ in making Panama invulnerable to attack. The ex¬ volvement in either or both of these areas finds perience of the Oregon under Captain Clark in her the members of our State, Navy, and War Depart¬ mad dash from one coast to the other by way of the ments conferring closely in common effort. The or¬ Strait of Magellan was romantic adventure in 1898; bits of statesmanship, economics, and national de¬ but it would not serve very well in modern high fense become closely synchronized. On the result¬ speed warfare to have the Canal that holds our des¬ ant rests the governmental, productive, and cultural tiny suddenly put out of action. And when the future of the United States and, to some extent, exchange included an almost straight line of pos¬ of the Western Hemisphere. In this crisis the Presi¬ sible outer defense from Newfoundland to Trini¬ dent dons the prerogative mantle of Connnander-in- dad, there could be no holding back. Chief so as to better coordinate and stimulate the Officer experts of the Greenslade Board were re¬ activities of these three branches of our Govern¬ porting to headquarters their observations of these ment. island acquisitions in an incredibly short space of I he acquisition of island bases from Great Brit¬ time. An original sum of $50,000,000 was allocated ain under ninety-nine year leases in exchange for from the special fund set up for Presidential disposal fifty overage United States destroyers presented a by the Congress to commence construction. test in both statesmanship and military technique. There were a great many things the members How would such a transaction be regarded? Would of the Greenslade Board wished to determine in the original cold shock of surprise be cushioned their trips to these proposed bases. Protected an¬ later in warm majority approval? The diplomatic chorages for aircraft carriers, landing fields for victory attained could then be coordinated with shore-based planes with suitable distances for run¬ practical military procedure.