Oldal 3 [3]
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- page three Greenland is completely integrated into Denmark from every point of view. This should be expected in roughly ten yerars, at which time Members for Greenland will be sitting in the parliament of Kopenhagen. The second important step has been the economic opeming of the island, Hitherto ers and export were going through the sole channel of the Royal Greenland Commerce Society. Now the island has been fully opened to free commerce and enterprise. This means for the moment added expenses, and costs the Danish treasury 100 million Kronor. But this is only a transition. Important canning factories of the most modern types are moving into the island, and the movement is just beginning. Furthere . more there is serious outlook at certain prospecting in the mining field. But even should this latter not materialize, the fisheries are bound to develop in such a manner that the banish investments of today will grant a fine return tomorrow. With other “oaaghen Oy now under discussionmm it can be stated that the centuries old fabric of Greenland economy is coming to an end 3 the time of mighty developments is close at hand. though rarely discussed, nevertheless is always at the back of the mind of Atlantic statesmen and strategists. The island has great strategic importance. It flanks the Ocean routes of the free nations. It might be a very important base, if, as is believed, submarine warfare would play an important role in future conflicts. This importance has called for re-consideration of security on the island. The re-organization and modernization of police forces and their development more or less on the pattern of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, while justified in itself, was nevertheless primarily a move to insure the security of the island in case of international development. This is the more called ford, since, according to reliable reports, Soviet P lar fliers have several times in recent months flown over the northern part of the island, Without creating undue alarm, this fact nevertheless has called for closer attention to the security angle. 29.
