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Japan s Advance Base The Bonin Islands C

The Pacific Story · July 2, 1944 · 29 min · 4,297 words

The transcript of “Japan s Advance Base The Bonin Islands C”, an episode of The Pacific Story first broadcast July 2, 1944. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Pacific Story plays The Pacific Story free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The National Broadgassing Company and its affiliated stations present the Pacific story. In the mounting fury of the world complex, events in the Pacific are taking on ever greater importance. Here is the story of the Pacific and the millions of people who live around this greatest sea.

The drama of the people whose destiny is at stake in the Pacific War. Here is the tale of the war in the Pacific and its meaning to us and to the generations to come. The Pacific story comes to you tonight from Hollywood as another public service with drama of the past and present and commentary by Willard Bright

noted writer and authority on the Pacific who has visited the Boney Nylus Japan's advanced base the Boney Nylus getting underway in a few minutes now I'll say goodbye to you yes goodbye Captain thanks for all your hospitality

man needs that after the long passage here you are welcome Well, see, when we call here again next year. Oh, I'm afraid you would not, Captain. Well, you... you figuring on something happened to you?

The next year, Mr. Hunakar? You are not coming back here. Mm? Well... Because of the gravity of the world's situation, henceforth, no foreign ships will be permitted to put in here. Oh, you mean just here at Port Lloyd, huh?

No. Anywhere in the Bonyne Island. Well, um... Oh, now look, Mr. Hunakar, you're... You're taking that situation in Europe too seriously. There isn't going to be any war over there. A lot of noise. Perhaps.

Well, I've been calling here at the Boney Island nearly every year for, well, 25 years. This is 1939, of the world situation has changed. Well, yes. Ten false and no foreign ships will be permitted to put in here.

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