(4) Upon arrival at a foreign port having cable communication Address to be with the United States, the senior officer present, or the captain ble office. registered at caof a single ship, shall immediately register his name and that of the vessels or vessel under his command at the cable office. (5) Telegrams and cable messages sent at government expense Economy in shall be as brief as possible, and be worded so as to be intelligible the use of telegraph. without the use of punctuation marks. The sender shall sign his surname only, except in cases where initials or rank may be absolutely necessary. The Navy Secret Code shall be used when the information contained in the message should not be generally known, and when its use will reduce the number of words. (6) When brevity rather than secrecy is desired, the Western Western Union cipher code shall be used, when practicable to do so, in Union cipher order to avoid unnecessary expense. code. (7) The arrival of a vessel of the Navy at any port shall be Telegrams of reported by telegraphing her name, which will be interpreted, arrival or de"The parture. has arrived at this port;" the intended departure of a vessel from port shall be reported by telegraphing the name of the port for which she is bound, which will be interpreted, "The vessel under my command is about to sail for Should a flag or senior officer desire to report the intended departure of vessels other than the flag or senior ship, he shall telegraph the names of the vessels, followed by the names of the ports for which sailing, which will be interpreted, "The is (or are) about to sail for Should the whole fleet, squadron or division be sailing together, the word “ fleet," "squadron," or division," followed by the name of the port for which bound, will be interpreted, "The fleet (squadron, or division) is about to sail for When no report to the contrary is received, telegrams of arrival and departure will be understood as conveying the information that all are well on board. (8) All telegrams by cable or otherwise from officers shall be immediately confirmed by letter, quoting the text of the message and giving such additional information in relation to the subject as may be deemed essential. (9) Officers shall endorse upon official telegrams sent by them within the United States, the words "Official business," and shall report any charge made in excess of the rates established by the Postmaster General for the current fiscal year. (10) The telegraph shall not be used when communication by mail will answer the purpose. Confirmation of telegrams. Telegrams to be endorsed "Official business." Telegrams not to be sent when mail will answer. Private tele (11) Telegrams strictly personal, or for the convenience or in the interest of the sender, shall not be transmitted at government grams. expense. (12) Night messages shall be used whenever a message is not of sufficient importance to demand immediate transmission. (13) The instructions contained in article 1507 et seq., covering written communications, shall be extended to official telegrams, subject to such accountability as the Department or bureaus may prescribe. Night messages. Addresses. (14) The following cable and telegraphic addresses shall be used by all persons connected with the Navy: For the Secretary of the Navy For the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. For the Bureau of Construction and Repair.. For the Bureau of Steam Engineering. For the Naval Attaché, U. S. Embassy, London, England. For the Naval Attaché, U. S. Embassy, Paris, France. For the Naval Attaché, U. S. Embassy, Rome, Italy. For the Naval Attaché, U. S. Embassy, Berlin, Germany. For the Naval Attaché, U. S. Embassy, St. Petersburg, Russia. For the Naval Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. For the Naval Attaché, U. S. Legation, Peking, China. For the Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.. For the Commandant, Naval Station, Cavite, P. I. For the Commandant, Naval Station, Culebra, V. I. Secnav Washington. Astnav Washington. Bunay Washington. Buquip Washington. Bucon Washington. Bumed Washington. Busup Washington. Budocks Washington. Buord Washington. Buseng Washington. Marcorps Washington. Navintel Washington. Alusna London. Alusna Paris. Alusna Rome. Alusna Berlin. Alusna St. Petersburg. Alusna Tokyo. Alusna Peking. Navhosp Yokohama. Navstation Cavite. Navstation Culebra. For the Commandant, Naval Station, Guam, Navstation Guam. For the Commandant, Naval Station, Guan- For the Commandant, Naval Station, Hawaii, T. H. For the Commandant, Naval Station, Midway. For the Commandant, Naval Station, Olongapo, P. I. For the Commandant, Naval Station, San Juan, P. R. For the Commandant, Naval Station, Tutuila, Samoa. For the Naval Station, Sitka, Alaska.. For the U. S. Dispatch Agent, London, England. For the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York. For the commander-in-chief or commander of a fleet or squadron. For the commanding officer of a vessel.... Navstation Caimanera. Navstation Honolulu. Navstation Midway. Navstation Olongapo. Navstation San Juan, P. R. Navstation Tutuila Samoa. Navstation Sitka Alaska. Subtreasury New York. His surname, the name of his flagship, and the place. The name of the vessel and the place. For the Chief of the Bureau of Equipment.. Equipment, Navy Department, Wash For the Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. For the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. For the Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. For the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. For the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.... For the Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering. For the Commandant of the Marine Corps... For the Judge Advocate General. For the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. For the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. For the Commandant of the Boston, Mass. Navy Yard, For the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. For the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. For the Commandant of the Washington, D. C. Navy Yard, For the Commandant of the Norfolk, Va. Navy Yard, For the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C. For the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Pensacola, Fla. For the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal. For the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash. For the Commandant of the Naval Station, Narragansett Bay, R. I. For the Commandant, Second Naval District, Newport, R. I. For the Commandant of the Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. For the Commandant of the Naval Training Station, San Francisco, Cal. For the Commandant of the Naval Station, New London, Conn. For the Commandant of the Naval Station, Port Royal, S. C. For the Commandant of the Naval Station, Key West, Fla. For the Commandant of the Naval Station, New Orleans, La. For the Commandant of the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes. For the President of the War College, Newport, R. I. For the Inspector of Ordnance in charge of ington, D. C. Construction, Navy Washington, D. C. Department, Surgeon General, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Paymaster General, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Docks, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Engineering, Navy Department, Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. Nayy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C. Navy Yard, Pensacola, Fla. Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal. Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. Commandant, Naval District, Newport, R. I. Training Station, Newport, R. I. Yerba Buena, San Francisco, Cal. Naval Station, New London, Conn. Naval Station, Port Royal, S. C. Naval Station, Key West, Fla. Naval Station, New Orleans, La. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, War College, Newport, R. I. Navy Pay Office, Boston, Mass. This article applies also to naval auxiliary vessels. CHAPTER XXXIV. LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND LIBERTY. 1526. Permission to leave the United States will be granted only by the Secretary of the Navy. Permission to leave the United States. 1527. The commander-in-chief of a fleet or squadron within Officers in chief the United States, or the commandant of a navy yard or station, command within the United shall not absent himself from his command for a longer period States, than one week in any successive three months, except by permission of the Secretary of the Navy. 1528. (1) The senior officer present, whether he be in com- Leave granted mand afloat or on shore, is authorized to grant leave of absence by the senior officer present. not exceeding ten days, exclusive of the time required to travel to and from the home of the applicant, to the officers and enlisted men serving afloat, except to those serving in the receiving and other station ships. During the temporary absence not exceeding twenty-four hours of the senior officer present, this authority continues in the officer who represents him and performs his duties. (2) Leave of absence to officers of ships of a fleet while at a Leave to offinavy yard shall be granted by the senior officer of the fleet present cers of ships of at that yard. fleet at navy yard. (3) The commandant of a navy yard or station is authorized to Leave granted grant leave of absence not exceeding ten days, exclusive of the by commandant. time required to travel to and from the home of the applicant, to the officers and enlisted men attached to the yard or station, and to those serving in the receiving and other station ships; and in his absence this authority continues in the officer who succeeds him and performs his duties. 1529. (1) The senior officer present shall indicate to captains of ships the extent of leave of absence which they may, without further reference to himself, grant to officers and enlisted men under their respective commands, due regard being had to pratique and other regulations of the port. (2) Leave to go beyond the immediate vicinity of the station or port shall not be granted to any person attached to a ship under sailing orders. (3) Every officer to whom leave is granted shall promptly report his return therefrom to the officer who granted it, giving the date of its commencement and stating the number of days of absence from station or duty, inclusive of travel time. Leave granted by captain. Not granted when under sailing orders. Return to be reported. 1530. (1) The actual number of days of leave received by To be reported officers under article 1528 shall be immediately reported to the to Department. Navy Department. The report shall not be forwarded until after Contents of the leave has expired and the officer has returned to his station report. and duty. It shall show the date the leave began and the exact number of days absent; no report shall be made for a fraction of a 52472-09-25 385 |