Listing continued from ADM 137/1936/1. Folios 128-179: 3. Instruction for Flag Officers...

Listing continued from ADM 137/1936/1.

Folios 128-179: 3. Instruction for Flag Officers on outbreak of war with Germany, July 1914.

Folios 129-171: Covering memorandum M.0053, 11 July 1914. Admiralty to C-in-C HM Ships and Vessels, Home Fleets enclosing War Orders prepared for the C-in-C Home Fleets in the event of a state of war arising with the German Empire together with copies of War Orders issued to: Vice Admiral Commanding 1st Battle Squadron Vice Admiral Commanding 2nd Battle Squadron Vice Admiral Commanding 3rd Battle Squadron Vice Admiral Commanding 4th Battle Squadron Vice Admiral Commanding 2nd and 3rd Fleets Admiral of Patrols Vice Admiral Commanding RN War College Portsmouth Rear Admiral HMS Russell or 6th Battle Squadron Officer Commanding Cruiser Force D Officer Commanding Cruiser Force H Copies of War Orders held at ports for the following: Officer Commanding Cruiser Force B Officer Commanding Cruiser Force E Officer Commanding Cruiser Force G (War Orders No 1) Officer Commanding Cruiser Force I.

Folios 172-174: Copy of War Orders (HF003/B, 28 July 1914) (War with Germany). The Officer Commanding Cruiser Force ‘C’.

Folios 175-178: Copy of War Orders for Commodore (T)(HF003/A-, 28 July 1914) (War with Germany.

Folios 180-200: 4. War Plans, July 1914. Covering memorandum M.0053/No 507, 3 July 1914. Admiralty to C-in-C HM Ships and Vessels, Home Fleets with copy of War Plans.

Folios 201-237: 5. Operation “ZZ”, Blockade of Germany. Proposals by Admiral, Second-in-Command, August 1917. Letter HF0022/796 (2 copies), 13 August 1914 with covering letter No 020/15, 7 August 1914 from Admiral Charles Edward Madden, Admiral Commanding 1st Battle Squadron to C-in-C Grand Fleet and headed The Blockade of Germany, enclosing paper titled Operation “ZZ”. Proposals of Admiral, Second in Command, Grand Fleet, “Revenge”, 7 August 1914. Tracing from portion of chart Number 2842A, showing proposed blocking of German bases from exits by the Great and Little Belts and sound indicating boom defences, mine fields and blocking ships, (folio 236). Tracing from portion of chart Number F071 showing proposed net and mine barrages to block exits from German North Sea Bases indicating mine fields, (folio 237).

Folios 238-262: 6. Situation in Faroe Islands, March 1917.

Folio 239: Memorandum NID 3030, 8 March 1917 from Director of Intelligence Division, Admiralty to C-in-C Grand Fleet enclosing report on Faroe Islands.

Folios 240-246: Paper titled, Notes on Faroe Islands (undated) signed E. L. Milner Barry.

Folio 247: Letter No 623/HF0022, dated 18 March 1917 by Admiral David Beatty, HMS Queen Elizabeth,remarks on the Faroe Islands report.

Folio 248: Letter M.03369/1917 dated 29 March 1917, by the Admiralty to C-in-C Home Fleet. HM Consul Thorshavn asked to report on situation in Faroe Islands.

Folios 249-250: Covering memorandum NID 3108, dated 27 March 1917, from Director of Naval Intelligence to C-in-C Grand Fleet and report from NIO Grimsby 22 March 1917 with regard to steamer sighted in Faroes.

Folio 251: Naval signal 2 April 1917, C-in-C to Admiralty. Requesting Consul at Thorshavn be directed to report if steamer or other similar are sighted to report direct when light cruiser can be despatched to investigate.

Folios 253-259: Covering memorandum M.05246/17, 14 May 1917. Admiralty to C-in-C Home Fleets with report 22 April 1917 from A. G. Coates, Consul, British Consulate, Thorshavn.

Folios 260-262: Correspondence related to delivery of secret despatch to British Consul Thorshavn, April 1917. Folios 263-303: 7. Christiansund. Situation should Norway enter the war, July 1917.

Folios 264-276: Covering memorandum M.00196/No 389, 1 July 1917. Admiralty to C-in-C HM Ships and Vessels, Grand Fleet with paper titled Occupation of Christiansand, signed AWS, 30 June 1917 (2 copies).

Folio 277: Map extract showing boom defences Christiansand (undated).

Folios 278-279: Handwriten notes and comments on M.00196/No 389 and enclosure. Not signed or dated. End comment on comments initilled and dated 5 July 1917.

Folios 280-281: Handwritten notes on situation initialled, undated.

Folio 282-296: Papers titled Norway and the Allies. Parts I and II, by the Plans Division, dated 29 October 1917.

Folio 297: Title page. Miscellaneous secret papers. Position of Northern neutral countries, August 1917.

Folios 298-301: Publication titled The Position of the Northern Neutral Countries. Report of Committee (War Cabinet 191, Minute 6), dated 27 August 1917.

Folios 302-303: Paper titled Committee of Northern Neutral Countries. Holland – Paper No 3. Closure of the West Scheldt (Joint paper by the Naval War Staff and General Staff in consultation), 8 August 1917.

Folios 304-370: 8. Germany and Holland. Situation should Holland enter the war, August 1917.

Folios 371-383: 9. Operations on coast of Syria and Palestine.

Folios 384-436: 10. Situation in Northern Russia. Naval and Military Operation, March 1918. Conclusions reached at the Fourth Meeting of the Allied Naval Council held on 11 and 12 June 1918 in London, (folios 426-428). The Naval and Military operations in North Russia from the Naval Point of View, (folios 430-436).