08/01 Thu. Navy establishes Alaskan Sector as military command within  
           the Thirteenth Naval District. 
08/05 Mon. United States and France reach understanding relative to  
           status of French warships and aircraft in French West Indies  
           (Green-Slade-Robert Agreement). 
08/15 Thu. Rear Adm. R. L. Ghormley, Assistant Chief of Naval  
           Operations; Maj. Gen. D. C. Emmons, and Brig. Gen. G. V.  
           Strong, arrive in London for informal staff conversations  
           with British officers.  
           Naval Air Station, Miami, Fla., is established. 
08/18 Sun. President and Prime Minister of Canada sign Ogdensburg  
           Agreement providing for Permanent Joint Board for the Defense  
           of the United States and Canada. 
08/22 Thu. James Forrestal of New York becomes first Under Secretary of  
           the Navy. 
08/27 Tue. President signs joint resolution authorizing him to call Army  
           Reserve components and National Guard into Federal service  
           for 1 year. 
08/30 Fri. France consents to Japanese military occupation of ports,  
           airfields, and railroads in northern Indochina. 
08/31 Sat. President calls 60,000 National Guardsmen into Federal  
           service.