Item ADM 137/10/6 - Folio 190: telegram British Consul-General (Lorenzo Marques) 24th August 1914, ascertain that Nyassa Plantations Limited,...

Folio 190: telegram British Consul-General (Lorenzo Marques) 24th August 1914, ascertain that Nyassa Plantations Limited, subsidiary to the Companhia do Nyassa have as their manager an ex-German, an officer named Storick stationed at Palma near German frontier. Storick strongly anti-British and may furnish information to the enemy re movements of British or Portuguese troops or ships of war. Folio 191: telegram from British Consul-General, Lourenzo Marquez to Admiralty 24th August 1914, [German ship] Zieten has 200 reservists on board and flies reserve flag. Telegram from Lourenzo Marques to Admiralty 24th August 1914, [German ship] Essen left Lourenzo Marquez. Folio 194c: telegram to Mr Carnegie (Lisbon) from Foreign Office 20th August 1914, His Majesty's Government consider Portuguese assistance in East Africa unnecessary and do not desire to involve Portugal in the war, (paper M 01623/14). Folio 195: F.O. [Foreign Office] informs D.N.I. [Director Naval Intelligence] 25th August 1914 -that Portuguese expedition to Angols and Mozambique embarked 1st September in three Portuguese transports. Folio 196a: History Section Precis, (paper M 01577/14). b: letter from C.O. [Colonial Office] to Admiralty, decided that troops in [Transport] Nairung [Asiatic Steam Navigation Company]are to land at Mombasa not Zanzibar. Will Admiralty instruct HMS Fox accordingly. Due [Zanzibar] about 31-8-14. Folio 200: telegram from I.O. Colombo to Admiralty 26th August 1914, have announced trade route Aden-Seychelles unsafe, Aden, Colombo reasonably safe. Folio 201a: History Section Precis, (paper M 01481/14). Folio 201b: letter from Colonial Office 21st August 1914, have Admiralty approved terms made with Dar-es-Salaam and Tanga by HMS Tanga. Folio 201c: Sir H.B.J. [Vice Admiral Sir Henry Jackson] 21st August 1914, formal approval seems superflous. Suggest Colonial Office be informed Admiralty see no reason to object or comment. C.O.S. [Chief of War Staff Admiralty Vice Admiral Sturdee]-in view of expeditions to capture these places the reply is 'No terms are accepted by H.M.Government'. Folio 201g: 1st L. [First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill] 25th August 1914- (1) General Order approved. (2) Captain should be admonished. (3) Terms of truce should not be confirmed by HM Government, care being taken not to be unfair to enemy. Folios 201h-i: letter to Colonial Office 26th August 1914, terms have not been approved. Instructions are being issued to fleet. Foliok: draft letter to Commander-in-Chief, Cape 26th August 1914, you should admonish the C.O. [Commanding Officer] of HMS Astraea that he should not have made terms with Dar-es-Salaam. The terms with Dar-es-Salaam and Tanga are not approved. l: Sir H.B.J. [Vice Admiral Sir Henry Jackson] 26th August 1914, suggest inform for admonish. Actual operation merits commendation for initiative shown. o

The National Archives >> Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies >> Records of the Navy Board and the Board of Admiralty >> Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War >> East Africa, including loss of HMS Pegasus, 25 July - 1 October 1914. (Described at item level).

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