The Prowl?
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Are Russian Subs On
AUSTRALIAN newspapers at the end of November published re ports that unidentified sub marines—believed to be Russian had been seen off the Northern coasts of New Guinea. , .
As a result, Australian warships have been asked to exercise special The Australian Minister for the Navv said he did not regard the reports seriously— he had received no confirmation from official Navy circles. He added: “It would be ex tremely difficult and hazardous for a submarine to venture so far south at this time.” , The fact remains, howevei, that 11 Russia really is planning war one of the first things she wouid do would be to instruct her trans-ocean submarines (of which she has many) to make just such distance test voyages as would be represented by the trip from Vladi vostok to New Guinea.