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C in C Lant File
A2-11/A5-1(6)/FF13
      ( 2033 )
UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET
U. S. S. AUGUSTA, (Flagship)
 

RESTRICTED Care Postmaster, New York, N. Y.,
September 2, 1941.

ATLANTIC FLEET LETTER 9L-41

From: Commander-in-Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet.
To : ATLANTIC FLEET.
 
Subject: Fleet Operating Areas - Establishment of.
 
Reference: (a)  AtRon Rest. ltr. serial B-685 of June 7, 1940. (Operating Areas, Southern Drill Grounds) as amended by AtRon Rest. ltr. serial B-86 of August 7, 1940.
(b) AtRon ltr. serial B-9129 of September 24, 1940. (Operating Areas, GUANTAN-AMO - GONAIVES AREA).
(c) LantFlt ltr. serial 427 of February 13, 1941. (Operating Areas, CULEBRA AREA).
(d) LantFlt Rest. ltr. serial 820 of April 2,1941. (Operating Areas, NARRAGANSETT BAY AREA).
(e) CinCLant ltr. serial 981 of April 21, 1941.
(f) CinCLant ltr. serial 801 of April 3, 1941.
(g) U.S. Atlantic Fleet Regulations, Art. 320(d).
 
Enclosure:   (A)  Photograph of portion of U. S. C. and G. S. Chart No 1109 showing operating areas established on Southern Drill Grounds.
(B) Photograph of portion of H. O. Chart No. 373, 9th edition, showing operating areas established in GUANTANAMO - GONAIVES AREA.
(C) Photograph of portion of U. S. C. and G. S. Chart No. 920, showing operating areas established in CULEBRA AREA.
(D) Photograph of portion of U. S. C. and G.S. Chart No. 1108, showing operating areas established in NARRAGANSETT BAY AREA.
(E) Photograph of portion of U. S. C. and G.S. Chart No. 1106, showing operating areas established in CASCO BAY AREA.
(F) Photograph of portion of H. O. Chart No. 1103, showing operating areas in PLACENTIA BAY AREA.

      1.     References (a) to (f) inclusive are cancelled.

      2.     Fleet operating areas, as shown in Enclosures (A) to (F) inclusive, are hereby established.

E. J. KING.

(Atlantic List)   List I, Case 2 (with encls) AI, AM-15, AX (without encls) AM less AM-15.
(Pacific List)    List I, Case 1, Al (with encls), Type Cdrs. (without encls).

Special:  (with encls) 1 each to EN-3, EN22, NA4, NA5, NA8, NA36, NA43, NA69, NB21, NB29, NC4, ND1, ND3, ND5, ND10, CAC Fortress Monroe, CAC Fort Storey, Op. Off. Langley Field, CO 8th Pursuit group, CO 2nd Bomb. Group, FAD NAS Norfolk.

G. L. RUSSELL,
Flag Secretary.

 


 

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Enc A: U. S. C. and G. S. Chart No 1109
Southern Drill Grounds
Enc B: H. O. Chart No. 373, 9th edition
Guantanamo - Gonaives Area
Enc C: U. S. C. and G. S. Chart No. 920
Culebra area
 
Enc D: U. S. C. and G.S. Chart No. 1108
Narragansett Bay area
Enc E: U. S. C. and G.S. Chart No. 1106
Casco Bay area
Enc F: Missing

 

 

 


SOURCE:
National Archives & Records Administration, College Park
Record Group 313, CinCLant Confidential & Restricted Files 1941-43 Declassification Review NND 735024

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