Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Kort paus I världsomflygning: Förenta staternas marinminister här på en blixtvisit
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This article documents the 1946 visit of US Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to Stockholm, Sweden, as part of a global tour following the Bikini Atoll atomic tests. It lists the officials present to greet him at Bromma Airport.
This newspaper article reports on the arrival of United States Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal at Bromma Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, on a Tuesday afternoon in July 1946. Forrestal arrived via his private Skymaster aircraft, having traveled from Rome. The article notes that he was on a rapid world tour, which included witnessing the atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll on July 1, followed by visits to Japan, China, Cairo, and Rome. Upon his arrival in Stockholm, he was greeted by several officials, including the US Chargé d'affaires in Stockholm, Mr. Chr. Ravndal, Admiral Kent Hewitt of the 12th US Fleet, US Naval Attaché William D. Wright, and the Swedish Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Anderberg. The article mentions that Forrestal intended to visit Admiral Hewitt's cruiser squadron and meet with his Swedish counterpart, Minister of Defense Vougt, before departing Sweden, likely the following afternoon, with London as his next destination.
Den 1 Juli bevittnade han den världsberömda atomsmällen 1 Bikinl atollen
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Key Persons
- James ForrestalUS Secretary of the Navy
- Chr. RavndalUS Chargé d'affaires in Stockholm
- Kent HewittAdmiral, Chief of the 12th US Fleet
- William D. WrightUS Naval Attaché
- AnderbergSwedish Chief of Naval Staff
- VougtSwedish Minister of Defense