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American Flag Now Flies Over Christmas Islandt . S. and Great Britain Come to Understanding On Joint l\se of Atoll! WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 lt;UJ*)— The I' n it «*d States and Great licit it i it have reached an “understanding” for joint use of Christ-iii.i- island, a tiny atoll in the south Pacific, competent nattersJflftM . ' • “ ■j The Island until recently a ulet tropical paradise—now has been given an Important place in the P. s. Pacific defense plan, tending 75 years of controversy over whether it is British or Am-jerlcan territory.I Informants disclosed that the British have agreed to American ! occupation of Christmas on thesame understanding now governing Canton and Enderbury I islands, nearby atolls which areplaced under Joint Anglo-Ameri-Ican sovereignty for 00 years.I Tlie accord, announced In 1930 i during the Washington visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth, was the first “condominium” between the United States and Britain. Now the American and British flags fly together over a chain of islands in the Atlantic, the Caribbean and tin* Pacific.I Until recent months, Christmas island was a British weather reporting station inhabited by a few coconut-picking Polynesians and British government employes. But the war in the Pacific now has* (please turn to Page 6)
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Havre Daily News
Havre, Montana, US
Thu, Feb 12, 1942
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