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CH naval units formerly id on Saigon and known as CO (Forces Navale Extreme are in the process of being red to Noumea, the French General in Australia ur J. F. de Montousse), told rly this month, that Vietnam has become dent we have no right to : vessels there, so it has been to transfer them to he said. “They will be s Forces Navale d’Pacifique.” nits based in Noumea will :ench possessions in the from time to time. An communique from Noumea ices that the French naval the Pacific will be com f certain ships and instal »n shore which will be pro y augmented. Naval units composed of principally the rands Gamier and Dumont . These sloops will later be by new units being con in France. Other units i be based at Noumea. Sea rill also form part of the ised in Noumea.

He Golo Affair

nnection with the New an Naval base, an extra situation arose in early in Noumea when the French nding barge Golo arrived gon carrying amongst other lanes and a military bus ere originally provided by ricans for use against the ist Vietmin forces that iting the French in Indo msfer of this equipment to caused friction between US i ich authorities and the up it was that Golo, late in left Noumea for France two planes and the bus board. It is understood jy will be unloaded in where, if the horrible of early November are re ley might still be, as the is wish, used against the

ipanese Antarctic Expedi ) Soya, 2,600 GT, was to Japan on November 8 with i scientific party. She was zvous with the 1,400-ton ip Umitaka Maru at Cape- Tie scientific base will be id due south of Durban Prince Harald Coast, a.