[?]Ited States Seeks Base

On Easter Island

NITED STATES has asked Chile for permission to build an air base on Easter Island, which ibout half-way across the vast 3ty ocean that lies between nch Oceania (most easterly of South Pacific groups) and th America. uch a base would represent erica’s most south-easterly bas l in her scheme of Pacific-wide mce against Communist Asia. It ild come into use by America i if an enemy captured the th-west Pacific islands, and tralia, and began island-hopping wards through Polynesia. ev. Brother M. C. Calopedis, nerly on the teaching staff St. Vincent’s Boys’ Or nage, South Melbourne and party of Christian Brothers expected to reinforce the staff /he Catholic mission station at u, New Britain, in March. Vuvu founded in 1950 by Rev. Brother hias McGrath as the first blishment of the Christian thers in the New Guinea area. irectors of Gold Mines of New nea NL have directed that the pany be wound up.