Americans In The Hebrides
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From Our Own Correspondent SANTO. August 20. rLLOWING reports that there are large dumps of unexploded bombs and ammunition at various points in the New Hebrides, the US Army last month sent a bomber on tour to investi gate and report.
The outcome was the arrival in August in Santo of a US ship equipped with facilities for the handling and disposal of this menace.
Rumours, however, said that that was not the sole reason for the visit. During the war, the Americans built huge air strips on the island of Santo, and it could be believed that they might still be in terested in knowing what condition they are in, after three years’ inactivity and scanty maintenance.
The vessel is also reported to be carry ing back to the States the bodies of Americans killed in the Group during the war.