Evening star., 1949-02-17
Soviet Fleet Paper
Jibes at Naval Plans
OF U. 5. and Britain
BY the kssoeioted Press

by the Associoted PreSS
MOSCOW, Feb. 1.-THE United
States and British Navies have
been attracting considerable in.
terest lately in the Soviet press.
United States Secretary of the
Navy Sullivan's annual report or
the state of naval armaments was
commented on at length in Red
Fleet, which may be considered
the Soviet Navy paper.
After noting this, Red Fleet
added:
Additional information on the
naval ornaments of the U. S. A.
can be derived from the compre-
hensive published statement OF
the chief of ship administration
of the Navy Department, Vice Ad-
miral Mills, on the program OF
shipbuilding reconstruction.
The statement" Red Fleet
noted, "devotes much attention to
submarines and antisubmarine de-
fense vessels.
The commentary added. how
ever. that Admiral Mills state
ment provided mo full idea Of the
scales and tempo of naval arma-
ment of the U. S. A."
Submarine Policy Cited.
Later the newspaper noted at
tention is evoked by the fact that
in recent months statements by
the American naval leaders stress
more and more strongly the role
and significance of the submarine
arm and also of antisubmarine
defense. But it is known that since
the Second World War, the United
States faces no real submarine
danger"
Red Fleet said the assertions OF
Mr.. Sullivan and Admiral Mills
for the necessity for a further ex-
pansion of naval defense and par
ticularly for a development Of the
submarine feet and antisubmarine
defense are "unjustif1able."
"Then," asked Red Fleet, what
is involved? Why do the Ameri-
can naval leaders underscore the
construction of aircraft carriers
and submarine forces?
This is explained simply: The
naval programs as well as the
naval doctrine of the U. 8. A. are
at present time entirely subordi-
nate to and correspond to the
expansionist policy Of the ruling
circles.
British Debate Recalled.
mot defense OF their communi-
cations, which no one threatens
but the cutting of at any moment
Of the communications of other
powers on the seas and oceans
control over the world seaways-
this is what the program of naval
armament construction Of the
U. S. A. at the present time is
based upon"
Referring to debate in the
House of Lords in late January,
Red Fleet quoted Lord Teynham
as saying that the opposition well
comes the governments bill on the
naval defense Of the British colo
nies,
1T may be asked" said Red
Fleet. who threatens the British
colonies in the Atlantic. Indian
and Pacific Oceans? Neither Lord
Teynham nor Colonial Secretary
Listowell, who spoke on behalf of
the government. referred to this
very delicate question"
Summing up, Red Fleet de-
clared:
Thus. the British naval leader
ship intends to strengthen its posi-
tions on those same ocean COM
munications which the American
admirals are so zealously under
taking to defend unknown
against whom" -
Comments on ManeuverS.
Commenting on American naval
maneuvers in Alaskan waters, Red
Fleet discussed a statement by
Rear Admiral Dubois.
Although Rear Admiral Du-
bois." said the newspaper, deemed
it necessary to tell press repre-
sentatives that these new maneu-
vers in Alaska are not supposd to
solve any basic naval problem,
and thereby endeavored to mini
mize their significance, neverthe-
less the unslackening interest of
the American naval circles in
Alaska invites attention"
The commentary ran about one
and three-quarter columns.