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Show Planned Joint Naval Attack son 'Sub' Bases WASHINGTON. May 5. An attack In force on German submarine bases by the combined American and British Brit-ish naval forces had been agreed upon before the war ended, Admiral Will-lam Will-lam S. Benson, former chief of naval operations, disclosed today in testimony testi-mony before the Bcnale committee Investigating In-vestigating the Sima-Danlels' row. The admiral said he had held the opinion from the first that the German Ger-man bases should bo attacked. He added that he had Insisted that American Amer-ican ships tako part in the attack. Admiral Benson told the committee that tho Atlantic fleet was kept at home during tho war to provide a forco to meet the German fleet in tho event it broke through the British cordon. To havo sent the entlro forco abroad would, havo been Ill-advised, ho said. |