USA planning building 35.000 tons battleships according tot the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 16 July 1934

An item dated Washington, USA 13th reported that the American secretary for navy Swanson (1) in a press meeting stated that the cabinet possessed plans for building 2-35.000 ton battleships. A decision was however delayed until the naval conference in 1935.

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1. Claude Augustus Swanson (31 March 1862 Swansonville, Virginia, USA-7 July 1939 Rapidan Camp, Virginia, USA), lawyer and Democratic politician, secretary of the navy 5 March 1933-7 July 1939.