Folio 567: telegram from Director of Royal Indian Marine, Bombay to Admiralty 24th...

Folio 567: telegram from Director of Royal Indian Marine, Bombay to Admiralty 24th September 1914 - [HMS] Yarmouth left Rangoon 23rd September.

Folio 568: telegram from Intelligence Officer, Colombo to Admiralty 24th September 1914 - [British India Steam Navigation ship] Itinda sent to Madras from Colombo at request of [HMS] Hampshire; 2,000 tons of coal Madras for use of ships detached against [German cruiser] Emden placed at disposal of Commander-in-Chief China by Commander-in-Chief East Indies for this purpose.

Folio 570: telegram from [HMS] Espiegle, Muscat to Admiralty 24th September 1914 - [HMS] Espiegle arrived Muscat.

Folio 572: telegram from Intelligence Officer Colombo to Admiralty 24th September 1914 - [German ship] Christian X at Massawa.

Folio 573: telegram from Mohammerah to Admiralty 24th September 1914 - [RIM] Dalhousie arrived Shatt al Arab.

Folio 574: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief East Indies 24th September 1914 - [HMS] Ocean and [HMS] Goliath delayed by defects should arrive Suez 4th and 5th October 1914. [HMS] Minerva will relieve [HMS] Black Prince and arrives Suez 3rd October 1914. [HMS] Vengeance relieves [HMS] Duke of Edinburgh later. If Red Sea safe, [HMS] Duke of Edinburgh might return with you to Bombay for next convoy. Handwritten note, Winston Churchill First Sea Lord: Convoy work in Indian Ocean and blockade of Dardanelles to be dones so as to free 1st Cruiser Squadron for work with Grand Fleet.

Folio 578: History Section Precis. M no number. (c&d) Letter from Foreign Office to F.C.Strick Esq 21st September 1914 - Government Insurance scheme covers the small risk to Mohammerah and the Shatt-el-Arab but responsibility for Seistan proceeding beyond Mohammerah cannot be accepted. If Admiralty concur coal may be conveyed in lighters to Basra. M no number. (e) D.T.D. 26th September 1914 - Messrs Strick & Co were informed that steamers may proceed to and from Basra if local British authority gives permission. Sir Edmund Slade:- there is no objection to coal being taken in lighters but the ship will not get her freight. M no number.

Folio 580: telegram from [HMS] Espiegle, Muscat to Admiralty 25th September 1914 - sailed 25th September.

Folio 581: telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief East Indies 25th September 1914 - the complaints of the Turkish authorities as regards presence of British war ships in Shatt al Arab are to be ignored.

Folio 585: telegram from Intelligence Officer, Colombo to Admiralty 26th September 1914 - [HMS] Hampshire arrived at Colombo 6am.

Folio 586: telegram from Intelligence Officer, Singapore to Admiralty 26th September 1914 - [Russian cruiser] Askold, [British armed merchant cruiser] Empress of Asia, [British transports] Carnarvonshire, Arcadia and Nile, [French transport] Cordillere arrived at destination [Singapore] 7pm.

Folio 588: telegram from Commander-in-Chief China to Admiralty 26th September 1914 - [British transports] Nile, Carnarvonshire and Arcadia sail 28th for Colombo and Bombay escorted by [Russian cruiser] Askold and [British armed merchant cruiser] Empress of Asia. [French transport] Cordillere with 50,000 rifles from Japan goes with them to Colombo thence escorted by [French cruiser] Dupleix to Aden as rifles are urgently required. [French cruiser] Dupleix sails Penang tonight for Colombo to make good defects.

Folio 594: telegram from Commander-in-Chief East Indies to Admiralty 27th September 1914 - quite safe for present convoy to proceed Suez with [HMS] Black Prince and [RIM] Northbrook. Escort for next convoy from Bombay [HMS] Swiftsure, [RIM] Dufferin, from Karachi [HMS] Duke of Edinburgh, [RIM] Hardinge. Should join and form one convoy. East Africa Force leave when [HMS] Ocean and [HMS] Goliath join.

Folio 597: telegram from Commander-in-Chief East Indies 27th September 1914 - request permission for [HMS] Fox to embark 2 engine room artificers, 6 stokers and [HMS] Dartmouth 10 stokers from survivors of [HMS] Pegasus. Also for [HMS] Fox to bring 10 additional stokers for [HMS] Swiftsure. Ratings are much needed in ships named to replace sick and in view of continuous steaming.

Folio 599: telegram from Marine Bordeaux to Admiralty 27th September 1914 - [French cruiser] Dupleix reports she is cruising to Singapore.

Folio 600: telegram from Admiralty to Marine Bordeaux 27th September 1914 - Admiral Jerram says [French cruiser] Dupleix is escorting [French transport] Cordillere to Aden. Handwritten note, Admiral Sir Henry Jackson:- the three transports from Singapore may go direct to Aden under escort of [French cruiser] Dupleix and [Russian cruiser] Askold.

Folio 601: telegram from [HMS] Duke of Edinburgh at Aden to Admiralty 27th September 1914 - [HMS] Black Prince and [RIM] Hardinge left.

Folio 602: telegram from Intelligence Officer, Colombo to Admiralty 27th September 1914 - trade route Colombo - Singapore declared reasonably safe.

Folio 603: telegram from Commander-in-Chief East Indies to Admiralty 27th September 1914 - [HMS] Swiftsure, [RIM] Dufferin arrived Aden, leave for Bombay tomorrow. [HMS] Black Prince and [RIM] Northbrook take convoy of 35 ships to Suez. [HMS] Duke of Edinburgh and [RIM] Hardinge leave for Karachi tomorrow.

Folio 606: telegram from Commander-in-Chief China to Admiralty 28th September 1914 - German collier with 6,000 tons of coal left Manila night 26th September but returned 28th September; this may indicate frustrated attempt to convey coal to one or more German armed ships. German mercantile auxiliary Prince Eitel Frederick is certainly armed and possibly also captured Russian Volunteer Fleet ship Ria San [Ryasan]. Their whereabouts are unknown as is also that of [German gunboat Geier reported active in early part of war.

Folio 608: telegram from Commander-in-Chief East Indies to Admiralty 28th September 1914 - collier transport Bronwen due Aden 1st October is being ordered to Mombasa for [HMS] Chatham, [HMS] Weymouth, [HMS] Dartmouth.

Folio 611: telegram from War Office to Commander-in-Chief India 28th September 1914 – you do not mention the departure of the 17th Infantry for Mauritius. It had been arranged by the Admiralty that HMS Fox should proceed from Aden to escort that Battalion. Please cable what date the 17th Infantry will probably leave, as the departure of the half Battalion Essex Regiment from Mauritius depends on this.

Folio 615: telegram from Transports to Packsaddle, War Office 28th September 1914 - [British India Steam Navigation ship] Dilwara [with Irish rifles] and Braunfels left today.