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Admiral William S. Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, to Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters

Action Copy.                                File No. <46-4-13>

Cablegram Received Aug <8, 1918.> 04109 JFC

Origin Opnav, Washington                    Ser. No. 9611

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Date

ACTION, NOTES and INITIALS.

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9 Aug.

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SECRET

Simsadus

9611. Relative to arrival of 3 battleships at Berehaven,2 what change in or addition to logistical arrangement now established will be necessary<?> 11008 9611.

Benson            

Source Note: Cy, DNA, RG 45, Entry 517B. The handwritten date is confirmed by the time/date stamp at the end of the cable.

Footnote 1: Lt. Cmdr. Edward G. Blakeslee of Sims’ Communication Section.

Footnote 2: Fearing that a German battle cruiser might slip past the blockade in the North Sea, the U.S. also stationed Battleship Division Six – consisting of Nevada, Oklahoma, and Utah – at Berehaven, Ireland. In the event a cruiser got loose, these ships could steam out into the Atlantic on four-hours’ notice and safeguard convoys. Jerry W. Jones, U.S. Battleship Operations in World War I (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1998): 100-102.

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