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Page 52: L Marques to Admiralty 4 August 1914: German ships Crown prince and Admiral leaving L Marques. President, Lieutenant, Linda, Woerman, Adjutant in Beira. Khalifa in Mozambique. Page 53: general telegram from Admiralty 4 August 1914: war telegram will be issued midnight. Germans may open fire before. Be ready. Page 54: Admiralty to Durban and Simonstown 4 August 1914: Advise all British ships to abandon regular tracks and complete voyages without bunkering. Page 55: Mathew in St Helena to Admiralty 4 August 1914: intercept message Luderitz to German Eber. five o'clock alongside shipping office. Page 56: all ships general telegram from Admiralty 4 August 1914 at 11pm: commence hostilities against Germany. Handwritten confirmation of acknowledgements from recipients, Commander in Chief Cape, Simonstown, Astraea. Page 57: handwritten paraphrase of telegram from Cardeaux Gov St Helena to S-of-S Colonies 4 August 1914 concerning offer of services from general population of island and formation of volunteer force. Page 58: History section précis of correspondence concerning militia on St Helena on 30 July and 4 August 1914 (M - no number). Original papers in HS8 pp213-219. Pages 59-61: Handwritten notes from U S-of-S Colonies to Sec Admiralty concerning telegram 4 August 1914 (paraphrased) from De Villiers Gov Gen Cape about withdrawal of part of Imperial troops from Cape. Page 62: Copy of Foreign Office general note to Consular Officers 4 August 1914: warn all British Merchant ships not to proceed or enter German ports. British ships in German ports being detained. Page 63: general Admiralty telegram to Senior Naval Officers Sydney, Cape Town, Gibraltar 5 August 1914: Directions to be passed to all armed merchant vessels on receipt of ammunition. Pages 64-65: Laurenco Marques to Admiralty 5 August 1914: German ships Admiral, Crown Prince, H of at L Marques. President left Beira 4 August. Khalifa off Mozambique. Pages 66-67: handwritten précis of telegrams between Cardeaux Gov St Helena and Harcourt S-of-S Colonies 5 August 1914 concerning volunteers on St Helena. Page 68: decipher from L Marques 5 August 1914 concerning Portuguese Government neutrality and stopping of coaling by ships in L Marques. Page 69: Extract from Proceedings of sub-committee of Imperial Defence 5 August 1914 concerning strategic and political advantages of capture of German South West Africa. Page 70: Harcourt S-of-S Colonies to Officer Administering Government of South Africa 6 August 1914: Acceptance of offer of release of Imperial Troops from SA and views on taking of German areas of Southern Africa. Page 71: Admiralty to Cape 5 August 1914: confer with GOC on arrangements for bringing troops to England. Page 72: George Lambert to Lord Rothschild 6 August 1914: warning of German cruisers between SA and England and suggesting shipments of gold be suspended. Page 74: handwritten note of message from Dartmouth 7 August 1914: leaving Bombay for Zanzibar. Page 75: Admiralty request and reply on which armed merchant vessels have been supplied with ammunition 7 August 1914, (Wiltshier, Ceramic, Afric, Tropic). Page 76: Commander in Chief Cape to Admiralty 7 August 1914: Disposition of squadron, Astraea, Pegasus, Hyacinth. Trying to locate Konigsberg. Proposed handwritten reply appended. Page 77: Commander in Chief Cape to Admiralty 7 August 1914: have sent message to Bombay and Colombo for Dartmouth; lost touch Konigsberg, proceeding Aden then Zanzibar to try and locate. Page 78: Copy of note from U S-of-S Colonies to ? 7 August 1914 concerning proposal from Togoland for neutrality. Page 80: Handwritten note by Harcourt to CO Union Of South Africa concerning troops in South Africa. Page 81: to Admiralty 8 August 1914: positions of Dartmouth. Page 82: all ships general from Admiralty 8 August 1914: commence hostilities against Austria. Negation of this instruction. Situation critical. Page 83: Handwritten note (author unknown) 8 August 1914 on proposals for cable to Gov South Africa on capture of Swakopmund. Pages 84-86: Sir HBJ’s naval notes 8 August 1914 on expedition to German SW Africa. Page 87: Zanzibar to Admiralty 8 August 1914: From Astraea, report on hostilities at Dar-es-Salaam. Page 88: Extract from proceedings of Sub-committee of Imperial General Staff 8 August 1914 re communications with Union of SA Government on operations against German SW Africa. Page 90: Admiralty to Commander in Chief Cape 9 August 1914:Pegasus to stay on coast. Kinfauns Castle leaves Cape Town today. Leaves for St Helena when situation permits. Page 91: Handwritten transcript by Harcourt of telegram from CO to Gov Gen South Africa 9 August 1914 concerning possible coastal expedition. Pages 92-93: between Capt Suptg Equipment Southampton and Admiralty 9 August 1914 concerning Kinfauns Castle. Page 94: Admiralty to Commander in ChiefEast Indies via Colombo 9 August 1914: Swiftsure and Dartmouth to return Bombay forthwith and convoy troops to Aden. All armed Indian Marine vessels to assemble at Bombay. Page 95: Admiralty notice to Intelligence officers 9 August 1914 notifying capture of ciphers M and G by the Germans. Page 96: Lagos to Admiralty 9 August 1914: British steamer Sokoto arrived. Risk of native rising in Kameruns. Food scarce. German cruiser Dresden expected Duala. Page 97: Admiralty to Senior Naval Officer Zanzibar 9 August 1914: query from FCD Sturdee on Astraea’s report on harbour floating dock. Page 98: History Section précis of correspondence on 9 and 19 Aug 1914 concerning various situations in Africa (M – no numbers). Original papers in HS10 p63. Page 100: Cape town to Admiralty 10 August 1914: German ship detained (no name). Hyacinth arrives Cape of Good Hope. Also handwritten copy of note from Capt Supdt Equipment Southampton to Admiralty concerning Armadale and Kinfauns Castle.

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