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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, May 20, 1963

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                This is How admiralty plotted a trilogy for Clion during More complicated world wat ii. Natii where he died tee below. 3 British Al traditions main Entrance to admiralty building in London. In Nelion t Day admiralty lord kept wind vane watch. R from French ship redoubtable. 1963 ii by Tom Ochitree a staff writer the admirals no Ulm the table scrub to on pads placed before them in speak in hushed tones of nuclear sub marines and pol urls missiles. Somehow they seem More like monks Ulitin warriors is they Analyse Hie Cwm deterrent and second strike Cap Allily and con inure it with Ibe nuclear punch of the other Side. Their con versa l Ion u it grimly topical us the fears of tomorrow. But the gel Tings Odd. This is the Oak panelled Board room of the admiralty in London n plaice for snuff boxes and powdered wigs. Now switch the Lime Bunek to lie autumn of 1w 5. The room in the same. The i Denitral tall clock licks in the Corner. Above Tho fireplace the irime wind dial flickers. It is in the Small hours of the moral Niland the secret it r of the admiralty. Wil hum Marsden. Works in papers i Candle lib Jet a f r As n worried London knows Napoleon is still unchecked his Neit Power i 111 intact. Suddenly. In thrown the lop Echelon of All three is re acc in a new building u Shortin Trince Uway from the admiralty. Although this new  Only has four sides. In Mon Wils no Reify have  Structure the front Jion the planned or Tinl Lional arrangements for the urls i a ser virus Are in unit much he those him nit Ink in Washington. After . Tirl Nln s in nerd of admiralty. War Council into air Council pre Kitimat l will become in Ricly Kiwi re hot pics. I cling occasionally to Schr us it nth of Dinc pint and minor dam a Bolti a Pill for Mth a proud old body As Thi Board of  hour i already tin Sien Nirh � its old Power evaporate Lulu Unn this Century Wilh thu world s in uti St Navy it Nowd red a Fleet of Only 271 ships most of tit a  ironically the Hoy a i Navy shard Wilhen sri Kink distance of recapturing nit its old Glamor and in i Orlance us Arltain senior her it i just Bucure the unification project was announced. The stars and stripes prime minister Mac Gllnn had decided in conversations with  Kennedy in Nassau i a december to make  s i he ulum Nic instruments for Bra Nln h nuclear deterrent. This Nunns an up in Dent of the Navy s Rolo but the Navy itself will lose Many fit Independent functions. Old sailors say it will take More than integration however to destroy the Navy s traditions Many of which Are entered on the admiralty building itself. On the ground floor is the Nelso room. W Here the hero k body Lay for Aru a Light Lefure burial the next Day in St. Paul s Cathedral. Jusi in Cdr the admiralty s front door lathe famous wailing room. Every Render of sea Stork-5 knows How British off Cert into. Sailing flays Conur int i there await inn appointment i a ship. And then there in that wind dial in Tho Buard room the dial and its attached vane on the rout function As we now As Llu did a Century or two Udo in Nelson s in. The lords of the and i inlay watched that dial far hours. When the wind backed to the went they Olte sit milled Portsmouth by hard operated St rim Short Toi of Fleet to sen in the mind s Eye. You can Mill see those Curci Skint ships of the line Felt Falcus an Sjoo reaching into the Channel. Men raced loll or trained at the bruces of Flcik Klamt a their Eye it for him of an Nch Topsail. While Down below Little boys with Grimy faces made ready to carry powder to the guns. Page 13  
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