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stated by Lord Carrington. First Lord of the in the llouse tit‘ l.ortl.~i on April 24. that the Guvemiitent ha (lecided to develop Ftislane. in the Care Loch. as the British Polaris siilmiarine base. I bnxe when the it and I\’ ix e\will work \l.ll’l Ii'I|lllC\il.lli.‘i_\' iilll\hCdthere. Stirs-ey will be based sttittoiied toor otlieers and men peeled that some 1.700 getlier with their ttiiiiiliesx It i\ expected lilill the bziie will be completed by l‘l(it'l. , In zitldition to the Pt)i.ll'i\ b.tse 2|; Careful considemtion W.|\ given to. NW ;,m~.;.mL-m d-_-put will be com I .1” [ltl\\li'liL‘ sites in the United King-! O sllugtctl at (Toulpoit on the ezittern tloin. but on bnltiuee the developinent I ..h.ir¢ 0|’ |,.ich Long, ;ibuut eight Illlii:\ ot vL"XI\llllg‘ submarine operating | :t\ it fast ininel:i)'eI’. by rittlti and I3 niileei by ~ii.".| from I fiieilities at l';tsl;ine olfer» the greatest; ll..\l.5. .\lanxni:in Il.ieut.-Cdr. A. L. CIW.\(ll'I. R.i\'.l. built between .\‘l'.irt-h. I930. and June. l94I.('on\'i.-rted at a cost comniiu.-tinned lint I-'ebru:ir)' zit Challlam as it forward support \hip for euiistal iiiinesneepers. I l"'.ixl;ine. l ill-i“'-llllillflv of £l.tl00.000. Stuntman will be able to act as "mother\lIip" to a squadmrrol lllilI¢\Wl.'l.'|)El'?iand. with her enlarged in M; q,m.m,_.m gm F-gm |_.m_1 gait] | CONSTRUCTION COSTS L‘;lpIl.‘il_\' for storing food and _\upplie-i._:ind her ability to trnn:il'er these while under way.’ her squadron VH“ be able l he openiting base for _the 1 that to remain at sea independent of base assistance [or eiiimderahle periods Ito)-iil N:ivy'.~. Polaris stibiititriiies 1 The pmvi.‘i‘,nal csfi,“._“c§ pm lh‘. l\i.‘.‘ti\ I0 be nC€ll' dl7'~'P “v'3tL'r I“ \‘fi¢r c‘)\[ uf developing [h¢ base and lhc cw‘ Iluvisalionnl 3'-'~'¢“~ 3"“ ‘" 5° “ iissticiutcd armament depot in between '1'
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Answering ti question Lord (‘:trringHP: United States Niivy authorities ton stated that between 500 and l.000 "F-R5‘: Wm "9 N‘ 1"_“"Y "'-'3‘ ‘El * local people wotild be engaged during are still searching anxiously for “milk D0‘-'k3"“’d 3''“ Y‘'‘"clues which may lead them to the eonsitrnetion period. 5" “'9 “'5” “"-I‘ ="""'||_“¢'-‘d 0“ "l""' In the Home of Comruont i\lr. 0rr- cause of the sinking of the US. "7 "10 H92 "'59" 5‘~‘°"“"‘i and Ewing. Civil Lord of the .~\dniir;tlt_\'.,nucle:ir submarine Thresher. which -"""i'i'“'~‘ "?"d' \‘l‘.llct.l that the cost of the base \\';I\ diuippearcd on .-\pril I0 with the loss N0|'¢h¢|’" tluaflffiv P|l|‘9‘W'¢- I‘ -"P"“°""“"‘ included in the total of £300 iiiillion of I29 crew and technicians. hzlid: "The decision has been reglched for the Polaris progrztmme. The deep~diving bztthyseaphe Trieste "¢l=|'°““"!'- “ 1“ "°‘ |"’“'b'°- """'.°“‘: Wui l'9f0U2:hl lmm lh-= V-'¢~il C0‘-N I0 is help ti,_\i_s. xuiusroxi; 3| ¢\eI'I-‘IW FY03?‘ vease ezipzi eo going ownt e tine _‘*~ able ill 1!“ lPP|'0P|’|al9 “N” Wm‘-"°'“ and a halt’ to where the Thresher lies ' shit“ I0 Inlerysl and accommodate the some :00 miles on Boston. Once the ‘ has been IIu_mb€I' of Willflh ¢_‘_P¢'-'l¢‘d- stressed positit-n of the Thresher Fashnc H "1 Q" il;l.\'L' definitely Ioe:ited._ the Trieste may be rilc.llilV1li.lllllilofllltli f“ hm -m“ Briuhfs wt” bc m um ‘hul mt ("M W" N Md om what “med i has the iuined inst ti Ucivy regarded as lL'l"(t tn_gt e en -_ _- ihi. tragedy, i. " "‘i|“%"'|‘md 11 Trieste. however. can only be used 011.“ 33 R05)'lh- |‘- Pllmlli’ 3* the unable to get necessary tmcc the wreck has been found. oI_beiin_: Search vessels continue to probe the .\ilID\ this year. " .n .1|\l. bepossible areas» 'l¢icVl.\'ltll'l in Oi an (Il'l'_lVl.‘l. 3)’ L‘t|l'. lhx over ll in“ lowgrcd thg 8_00O \:¢|--—;ind _: ._ "mh "bk “’ “ " “Ci "‘ “ 5°” "30’ and special train to visit the dockyurd. directly the sunken \tIblll:ll'illc is n“clc:'r in ship wppon Tilt‘ P|"'C¢9<_i9 [Wm N‘-|'*'.V D1155 8“ *0 found. Trieste will be sent down to I (Continued on page 7. column 3) nzivtil ehzirities. tilm her. _
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