III. ACTIVITIES IN COOPERATION WITH THE FRENCH. (1) Naval staff representative, Paris. (2) United States naval headquarters, Brest. (3) French coastal districts. (4) Destroyers based on Brest. (5) United States naval air stations on French coast: (_a_) Seaplane stations. (_b_) Dirigible stations. (_c_) Kite-balloon stations. (_d_) Assembly and repair plant, Pauillac. (_e_) Aviation Training School, Moutchie. [Sidenote: Radio stations, hospitals, etc.] IV. OTHER COOPERATING ACTIVITIES. (1) Naval liaison officer at Army General Headquarters. (2) Naval Radio Station, Croix d'Hins. (3) United States Naval Railway Battery. (4) Naval Pipe-Line Unit. (5) Stations not yet inspected or not to be visited. V. UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION IN EUROPE. VI. Y.M.C.A. AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. VII. HOSPITAL FACILITIES, ETC. VIII. CONCLUDING REMARKS. I. COOPERATION WITH THE ALLIED NAVIES IN GENERAL. [Sidenote: Varied character of Naval activities.] It could hardly have been foreseen to what extent United States naval activities in Europe would accumulate, and it is a fact that it has been a growth by accretion rather than by system. The resultant fact is that the supervision of the commander of United States Naval Forces in Europe is of great and varied scope and continues to increase from week to week. Despite this great extent and varied character of our naval activities in Europe (as evidenced by the list given in par. 2 above) and the fact that their growth by accretion has made a highly centralized control more or less inevitable, the results speak for themselves--all of our naval activities are cooperative in character and all of them give every evidence of performing useful and appreciated work wherever found. [Sidenote: Under the Allied Naval War Council.] Cooperation with the allied navies in general is effected by means of the Allied Naval War Council, which meets monthly or as may be deemed advisable. The membership is composed of the several naval ministers and naval chiefs of staff and of officers specifically appointed to represent them in their absence. Vice Admiral Sims is the United States naval representative. The secretariat of the council is composed of British officers and personnel, with officers of the allied navies designated for liaison duties therewith. The Allied Naval Council has advisory functions only and has liaison with the Supreme War Council, with a view to coordinating and unifying allied naval effort, both as regards naval work only and as regards unity of action with military or land effort. Proposals made by the several allied navies are considered and definite steps recommended to be taken in the premises. As well the naval aspects of military (land) proposals are examined into and passed upon. Conversely military (land) aspects of naval activities are referred to the Supreme War Council for consideration. [Sidenote: Unity of effort on land and sea.]