Folio 264: telegram from Secretary of State to the Viceroy, Army Department 22nd August 1914 - War Office wish for the immediate despatch of following regiments to England: 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment who they propose to replace by Gloucesters from Tientsin, Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry from Hong Kong and Kings Own Light Infantry from Singapore. Folio 267: telegram from Admiralty to HMS Chatham, Suez 23rd August 1914 - you are to escort transports Dongola and Somali as far as Aden. They are now at Port Said. Folio 268: telegram from Senior Naval Officer, Zanzibar to Admiralty 23rd August 1914 - visited Bagamoyo today could not come to terms eventually bombarded Custom House and vicinity for half an hour then left. Folio 270: telegram from Admiralty to French Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 23rd August 1914 - Admiralty wish to employ HMS Dublin and HMS Weymouth in the Indian Ocean to hunt out [German cruiser] Konigsberg which is now a threat to the transport of our troops across that ocean. May the Admiralty ask you to prevent any Austrian raiding vessel getting away. Folio 271: telegram from Admiralty to Transports 21st August 1914 - Admiralty has no objection to disembarkation at Suez instead of Alexandria of troops from India byt naval assistance will not be available to assist in disembarkation. It is suggested that C.O.C. Egypt might consult Lighthouse and Coastguard service and Canal Company as to plant available for disembarkation. Folio 277: telegram from Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 24th August 1914 - First Division Expeditionary Force A left today from Bombay, tomorrow from Karachi about 22 transports under convoy [HMS] Swiftsure, [RIM] Mayo, [RIM] Dufferin, [RIM] Minto will be met by [HMS] Duke of Edinburgh when [RIM] Dufferin and [RIM] Minto return for Second Division. Convoys will proceed without calling at Aden. Folio 280: telegram from Commander-in-Chief, China 24th August 1914 - German Pacific Squadron may be now on southern side of Sumatra. Commander-in-Chief China sailing for Singapore with [HMS] Minotaur and [HMS] Hampshire. Shall ask [Russian cruiser] Askold to examine Mariana Island and employ [Russian cruiser] Zhemchug in neighbourhood Hong Kong. Consider Marshall Islands should be examined by Australian Squadron after they coal at Fiji Islands. Folio 281: History Section Precis. M 01490/14. (c) Letter from India Office to War Office 21st August 1914 - no battalion will be sent from India to Singapore; nor to the Cape; despatch of a battalion from India to Mauritius has been authorised when naval situation permits. M 01490/14. (e&f) Draft and copy of letter to India Office 24th August 1914 - provision of convoy is doubtful until date and port are known. In view of demand on HMs ships for convoys and protection of trade, further demands are at present inadmissible. M 01490/14. Folio 285: telegram from [HMS] Black Prince, Aden to Admiralty 25th August 1914 - left Aden. Have embarked 20 men, 2 guns for Perim Island at request of General Officer Commanding Aden Brigade. Folio 286: telegram from Shanghai 25th August 1914 - 24th August ships at Tsing-tau as follows: [German gunboats] Luchs, Hyanae, Jaguar, Cormoran, Tiger, all above with exception of Jaguar dismantled. [German cruiser] Kaiserin Elizabeth dismantled. S90, [German torpedoboat] Taku and 3 German merchant ships. Following are believed to be still in the vicinity of Tsing-tau, [German cruiser] Emden, [German armed merchant cruiser] Prince Eitel Frederich. Captured Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer, three German colliers and [German cruisers] Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, latter doubtful. Folio 287: draft telegram to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies from Admiralty 25th August 1914 - be prepared to send [HMS] Odin and [RIM] Lawrence at short notice to Shatt al Arab to prevent any attempt at blocking and if necessary stop transport of Turkish troops and stores by water. [HMS] Odin should be kept supplied with shrapnel. India Office have been recommended to order [RIM] Lawrence to draw her four inch guns provided she and [HMS] Lawrence can mount them but not to withdraw her for that purpose. Folio 288: History Section Precis. M 01496/14. (c&d) Letter India Office to Foreign Office 22nd August 1914 - in view of the situation in Persian Gulf could another British warship be sent besides [HMS] Odin - [RIM] Lawrence is of no use except in peace time, M 01496/14. (e) Telegram Viceroy to India Office 21st August 1914 - the situation of the Oil Company Settlement at Abadan is grave. [RIM] Lawrence & [HMS] Odin will reach Bushire shortly; these are only Government vessels now in Persian Gulf. Resident Bushire reports Germans are filling old Turkish light-ship with sand to sink her in fairway. M 01496/14. (f) Admiral Sir E [Edmund] Slade 23rd August 1914 - it is proposed (1) to prepare expeditionary force at Karachi to move to Gulf at a moments notice, (2) to send a portion of this force to Basidu, (3) [HMS] Odin and [RIM] Lawrence to be sent to the river to prevent attempt at blocking (4) [RIM] Lawrence to get her 4 guns if possible, M 01496/14. Folio 291: History Section Precis. M 01623/14. (c) Telegram Foreign Office to Minister Lisbon 25th August 1914 - you should thank Portuguese Government for offer of assistance but local reports render it unnecessary to ask for active aid. You might ask [for] information as to situation of Portuguese troops but only as a measure of excessive caution, M 01623/14. Folio 293: telegram from Director of R.I.M.[Royal Indian Marine] Bombay to Admiralty 26th August 1914 - Dufferin (Royal Indian Marine) commissioned 26th August. Folio 294: telegram from Admiralty to S.N.O.[Senior Naval Officer] Zanzibar 26th August 1914 - British East Africa Force under escort of [HMS] Fox to land at Mombasa. Folio 297: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape 26th August 1914 - terms of truce Dar es Salam and Tanga not approved. Folio 302: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief Cape 27th August 1914 - when [HMS] Foxs convoy is taken over by [HMS] Pegasus, [HMS] Fox to go to Seychelles. Expedition B consists of 7 battalions 1 mountain and 1 howitzer Battery, 1 Company Sappers and is for offensive operations in German East Africa. Expedition C consists of 3 battalions of infantry to reinforce British East African troops. Both will leave India when ready and when escorts can be arranged. Folio 304: telegram from Naval Attache to Marine, Paris 27th August 1914 - Madras - Suez route reasonably safe. Several British cruisers operating there. We think [German cruiser] Konigsberg gone to Dutch East Indies. Folio 307: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 27th August 1914 - conveyance required for 2 Rifle Brigade and 2 Royal Berkshire Regiment from India to United Kingdom and 1 Notts [Nottingham] & Derby Regiment to Aden where 1st Royal Irish Rifles will embark for United Kingdom. Approximate numbers of each Battalion 24 first class, 6 second class 950 troops. Make necessary arrangements to take up ships as soon as escort can be arranged. Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, China 27th August 1914 - conveyance required for following to Calcutta: 2 Gloucester Regiments from North China, 2 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry from Hong Kong and 1 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Singapore. Folio 310: telegram from Admiral Superintendent, Malta to Admiralty 28th August 1914 - Commander-in-Chief East Indies requests [HMS] Chatham will act as convoy to second batch of transports due Aden about 8th September.