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Page 452: Harcourt to High Commissioner South Africa 14 September 1914: Report from Wallace that German force advancing to Caprivi Hoek. Fear destruction of Zambezi bridge. Page 453: Buxton to S of S Colonies 14 September 1914: Informed by Admiral arrangements proposed by Ministers are satisfactory. Armadale Castle ready 26 Sept to embark troops, (paper M 01953/14). Page 454: High Commissioner South Africa to S of S Colonies: Have authorised urgent occupation of German post at Schuckmannsburg and much East end Caprivi Zipfel. Reported from Sesheke German reinforcements on way. Page 455: Commander in Chief Cape to Admiralty 14 September 1914: Rumoured Delagoa Bay Konigsberg proceeding Seychelles. Page 456: Director transports to WO: Information received from cruisers that transports in area of Teneriffe. Page 457: HS Copy of letter dated 7 October 1914 taken from a German surgeon (no name given) interned on Martin Garcia Island near Buenos Ayres. Also handwritten note 14 September 1914: Cap Trafalgar sunk by Carmania. Pages 459-461: Gov Gen South Africa (Buxton) to SofS Colonies 15 September 1914: Minute from Ministers, imperative heavy calibre guns support Expeditionary forces. Details of existing equipment given. Detailed recommendations for solution involving equipment and personnel. Page 462: Handwritten note to DNO by H D Jackson 15 September 1914 on advance copy of telegram on pp 459-461. Page 463: DNO notes and response to H D Jackson 15 September 1914. (original correspondence CO 15 Sept 14) Summary in HS8 p295. Page 464: Intelligence Officer Capetown to Admiralty 15 September 1914: Astraea left with 4 transports to Luderitz. Page 465: Gov Gen South Africa (Buxton) to S of S Colonies 15 September 1914: urgent secret Please cancel action on my telegram Sept 14th. Ministers now wish to revise minute. Page 466: HMS Hyacinth via Daka to Admiralty: Position course and speed. Page 467: Hand drawn map of Comoro Islands with relationship to African coast and Madagascar. Page 468: Intelligence officer Capetown to Admiralty 15 September 1914: Suspicious ship vicinity Comoros Islands. Page 469: Commander in Chief Cape to Admiralty: Union Govmnt asks safe conveyance ammunition. Kinfauns Castle proposed. Page 472: Gov Gen South Africa (Buxton) to S of S Colonies 15 September 1914: General Beyers and General Kemp have resigned. Botha and Smuts leaving for Pretoria tonight. Page 473: Con Gen L Marques to Admiralty 18 September 1914: Umzumbi chartered for conveyance of troops to Timor. Details of troops. Pages 475-477: Gov Gen South Africa (Buxton) to SofS Colonies 16 September 1914: Proposals and request concerning guns for the expeditionary force. Page 478: Hyacinth to Admiralty 16 September 1914: Position speed and course. Pages 479-480: Admiralty to Commander in Chief Cape: - Konigsberg unlocated. Undesirable for Kinfauns Castle to go alone. Page 481: S of S Colonies (Harcourt) to Gov Gen South Africa 16 September 1914: Information volunteered regarding nature of country for attack from coast. Page 482: High Commissioner South Africa (Buxton) to S of S Colonies 16 September 1914: Resident Commissioner informs troops available from Southern Rhodesia. Page 483: Hyacinth to Admiralty 16 September 1914: Position, speed and course. Page 484: High Commissioner South Africa (Buxton) to SofS Colonies 16 September 1914: Troop availability Rhodesia and South Africa. Pages 485-487: Proceedings of a sub-committee of Imperial Defence Committee 16 September 1914: Consider the question of offensive against German South West Africa. Page 489: Sierra Leone to Admiralty 17 September 1914: Hyacinth arrived. Pages 490-491: Handwritten notes by Lt Col JM Rose 17 September 1914: Suggested organisation of batteries from Malta to South Africa and SW Africa. Page 492: Admiralty to Malta 17 September 1914: Batteries at Malta required immediately South Africa (summary further correspondence in HS8 p295). Page 493: Admiralty to Commander in Chief Cape 17 September 1914: Proposals for strengthening field artillery of expedition to German SW Africa. Page 494: S of S Colonies (Harcourt) to Gov Gen South Africa 17 September 1914: Military advisers think 6 inch and 4.7 inch guns unsuitable. Alternative from Malta proposed. Page 495: Admiralty to Commander in Chief Cape 17 September 1914: Union Castle liner Norman sails Tilbury Sept 19th for Capetown. Page 497: Admiralty to Commander in Chief Cape 17 September 1914: NDL Zieten should not be sunk if can be captured. Page 498: Commander in Chief Cape to Admiralty 18 September 1914: Armadale Castle reports enemy patrol close to Walfisch Bay. Page 499: Admiralty to S of S Colonies 18 September 1914: Informed that Armadale Castle has embarked magistrate, officials and families at Walfisch Bay. Page 500: Commander in Chief Cape to Admiralty 16-18 September 1914: Summary of telegrams regarding guns.

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