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Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
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Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox reported a sharp decline in submarine attacks on Atlantic coast shipping last week due to enhanced Navy anti-submarine measures, with only one tanker attacked. He cautioned against overinterpreting the drop and discussed challenges in manning the Merchant Marine without decisions on Navy takeover.
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WASHINGTON, April 7-(UP)—Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said today that there was a sharp reduction in submarine attacks off the Atlantic coast last week, due in part to greatly strengthened anti-submarine measures by the Navy.
Knox told a press conference only one merchant ship—a tanker—was attacked in coastal shipping lanes last week.
He emphasized, however, that too much significance should not be placed in the sharp drop in merchant ship casualties because the Germans have a habit of carrying out attacks in periodic waves.
"But there has been a very aggressive campaign to enhance ship protection along the Atlantic coast," he added.
Knox said the Navy is giving "very careful study" to the possible need for taking over the Merchant Marine. But no definite decisions have been reached.
"We are encountering some difficulty manning merchant ships, particularly those that go on long overseas voyages," he said. "How that problem will be solved has not been decided."
He denied reports that the Navy had asked the White House for an executive order which would permit the Navy to take over the Merchant Marine.
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Washington
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April 7
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sharp reduction in submarine attacks; only one merchant ship (a tanker) attacked last week; no definite decisions on navy takeover of merchant marine
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Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox stated at a press conference that submarine attacks off the Atlantic coast declined sharply last week due to strengthened anti-submarine measures; warned against overemphasizing the drop as Germans attack in waves; Navy studying possible takeover of Merchant Marine amid manning difficulties for long voyages; denied requesting executive order for takeover