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Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Commander, United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters to Captain Charles P. Nelson, Commander, United States Submarine Chaser Base, Corfu

Subject Copy.                          File No.<25-36-3>

     Cablegram Sent  23 August <22,> 1918         JFG

To Chasnav,Corfu.                           Serial No. 209

Prep. by O-3.                SX   D.R.

                                    N

CONFIDENTIAL

209 Your 128.1 Do your hunt commanders report to Commander Otranto Barrage2 all cases sighting and hearing at time of such contact? Daily reports enemy submarine activity have not included sightings mentioned by you. All sightings and hearings by chasers should be promptly reported in order to be included in daily reports of Admiralty 062022        209

                             Sims.

Source Note: Cy, DNA, RG45, Entry 517B. Handwritten date confirmed by time date stamp at end of cable.

Footnote 1: Document not found.

Footnote 2: Commodore William A. Howard Kelly, Commander, British Adriatic Force.

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