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...wire sent over the weekend, Roper said...
...Roper was replying to a CRIMSON telegram sent last week requesting official Navy interpretation of the last section of the loyalty oath that all Navy men, including, College Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps members and applications are required to fill...
...Washington last night, Roper explained that even the Navy is unsure of the proper interpretation and application of the clause...
...oath, Roper said, was originally written by a. Joint Committee of all the armed services and intended primarily for men inducted in time of mobilization. Because current application of the disputed clause differs throughout the three service branches. Navy administrators will meet "in a day or so to determine if the language of the clause is proper for everybody," Roper stated...
...Roper indicated that the clause now seems too indefinite for interpretation and application. Any conclusions reached at the forthcoming meetings over the problem, however, would take immediate effect...