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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

Subject Copy                                File No. <11-4-12>

Cablegram Received March <6, 1918.> 95208  RES1

Origin Opnav Washington                    Ser. No. 3575

Ref’d. to

Date

ACTION, NOTES and INITIALS

C-1

8 Mar

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     21 ADR

Simsadus.

3575.     Department desires that it be kept fully and promptly informed of the sailings of all American vessels and in general of the amount on route for west bound traffic in order that the situation may be intelligently handled should submarines activity take place in the Western Atlantic indicating best method of accomplishment. 23006.

Benson       

Source Note: Cy, DNA, RG 45, Entry 517B.

Footnote 1: Initials of the transcriber.

Footnote 2: Cmdr. Byron A. Long, the head of the Convoys Section on Sims' staff.

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