Establish the Composition of the United States Navy: Hearings Before the Committee on Naval Affairs, House of Representatives, Seventy-fifth Congress, Third Session, on H.R. 9218, to Establish the Composition of the United States Navy, to Authorize the Construction of Certain Naval Vessels, and for Other Purposes. January 31, February 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 28, 1938U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938 - 953 pages |
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Page 1941
... Italy has so far not acceded to the London Treaty of 1936 . Great Britain , as soon as she was freed from the limitations of the treaties of 1922 and 1930 , immediately embarked on a prodigious re- armament program which includes not ...
... Italy has so far not acceded to the London Treaty of 1936 . Great Britain , as soon as she was freed from the limitations of the treaties of 1922 and 1930 , immediately embarked on a prodigious re- armament program which includes not ...
Page 1942
... Italy , whose delegates helped frame the treaty of 1936 , is still with- holding information regarding her naval construction . Germany and Russia both exchange information with Great Britain , in accord- ance with bilateral treaties ...
... Italy , whose delegates helped frame the treaty of 1936 , is still with- holding information regarding her naval construction . Germany and Russia both exchange information with Great Britain , in accord- ance with bilateral treaties ...
Page 1943
... Italy . Germany . Italy and Germany . Japan , Italy , Germany .. 15 15 10 33064377 17 2 19 25 14 11 8 8 16 30 2542 25 3450 a It should be noted that under the present law ( 1943.
... Italy . Germany . Italy and Germany . Japan , Italy , Germany .. 15 15 10 33064377 17 2 19 25 14 11 8 8 16 30 2542 25 3450 a It should be noted that under the present law ( 1943.
Page 1944
... Italy .. Germany . Italy and Germany . Japan , Italy , and Germany . 1 Approximately . 5 1223 222 12 This bill will authorize an increase in the number of our aircraft carriers by two ships . Comparison of our present numbers with those ...
... Italy .. Germany . Italy and Germany . Japan , Italy , and Germany . 1 Approximately . 5 1223 222 12 This bill will authorize an increase in the number of our aircraft carriers by two ships . Comparison of our present numbers with those ...
Page 1945
... Italy . Germany . Italy and Germany . Japan , Italy , and Germany .. Nation Built 12 17 15 76777 7 19 Building or appro- priated for Total 15 12 BB27730 18 1 10 22 133333 The following is the situation of the great naval powers as ...
... Italy . Germany . Italy and Germany . Japan , Italy , and Germany .. Nation Built 12 17 15 76777 7 19 Building or appro- priated for Total 15 12 BB27730 18 1 10 22 133333 The following is the situation of the great naval powers as ...
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