United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

General Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rennenkampf’s forces retreated northward while attacks were simultaneously made on the Japanese center. Japanese cavalry is currently in Mongolia. General Kageaki Kawamura’s forces are moving on Kirin as an objective. The Russian fleet has been spotted off the Batan Islands, and the British fleet has also increased in eastern waters.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-26

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The positions of the Manchurian armies are as shown on the April 8 map. Interest has focused on the movements of Admiral Zinoviĭ Rozhestvenskiĭ’s combined divisions of the Pacific fleet.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-19

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Present position of Russian and Japanese forces

The Naval Intelligence Office describes the whereabouts of the Japanese navy and the Russian military forces, noting that both are making efforts to keep this information secret. For example, they are limiting where their military telegrams and mail are sent. The writer also describes several battleships that have been sunk.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-20

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on current geographical considerations as well as troop and warship positions related to the Russo-Japanese War.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-12

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

No movements of the Russian and Japanese armies in Manchuria are reported. The approaching typhoon season will influence the movements of both fleets and render the work of scouting in small vessels dangerous.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-05

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on the positions of the opposing armies in Manchuria in the previous week. The Russians advanced to the vicinity of Changtu and Kaiyuen, falling back again to their former position. A delay in repairing the railroad bridge across the Hun River, in addition to the opening of the railroad to traffic, may account for the failure of the Japanese to advance beyond Kaiyuen. Nothing definite has been reported in regard to the absolute whereabouts of either the Russian or Japanese fleet.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-28

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Intelligence report on the Russo-Japanese war

The United States Office of Naval Intelligence reports on the current positions and movements of the Japanese and Russian armies and navies.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-31

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on military movements of the Russians and Japanese, occupation of specific areas, and the latest results of the war. Attached are two maps that illustrate these points.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-24

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Report on Battle of Mukden

The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on the positions and movements of the Russian and Japanese armies during the Battle of Mudken, which took place along the Hun River near the Manchurian city of Mukden, now Shenyang in the province of Liaoning. The report also details the movements of Russia’s Third Pacific Fleet.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-10

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence gives an account of what is taking place between Japanese and Russian armies. A fifth Japanese army is thought to be forming in Northeast Korea. Russian admiral Rojestvensky was keeping his fleet near the Red Sea to allow for the Russian Third Pacific Fleet to reach the North Sea. Sightings of Japanese cruisers have taken place in the China Sea.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-24

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence gives an account of what is happening with the Japanese army and navy along the Sha River.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-03

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence describes the fighting along the Hun River by the Japanese, along with the positions of the Russian Second and Third Pacific Fleet.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-17

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

There have been no reported troop movements since last week. Command of the Russian Second Army has transferred to Lieutenant General Myloff after Lieutenant General Gripenberg’s recall. Vice Admiral Rejestvensky’s fleet is still thought to be in the vicinity of Madagascar.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-10

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

There has been no change in the positions of the armies since October 21, as they have been focused on burying the dead, treating the wounded, replenishing supplies, and generally strengthening positions. They have both been hampered by heavy rains. The siege of Port Arthur continues. The Baltic Fleet has arrived on the Spanish coast and is headed for Tangiers. Lieutenant Newton A. McCully has arrived at Russian headquarters and was received favorably by General Aleksey Kuropatkin.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-28

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Results of Gun and Torpedo Fire

A description of various battles fought during the Russo-Japanese War between February 8, 1904, and October 1, 1904, including the tactics used and results of the battles. The report focuses on Russian ships, as information on the injuries sustained by Japanese ships is not available.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-15

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence.

Memorandum regarding Japanese and Russian military operations

The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on the previous week’s events in the Russo-Japanese war. Both armies are exhausted. The Russian army “appears to be concentrating at Tie Pass,” while the Japanese army is preparing for another advance toward Mukden and now controls two of the three coal mines of Manchuria.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-16

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Memorandum regarding Japanese and Russian military operations

The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on Japanese and Russian troop positions and movements. It is speculated that the Japanese troops may be planning to strike at the railroad line from Tashichiao to Liaoyang and that the Russian forces in the Liam River Valley are threatened. Included is a quote from the letter of a naval attaché at Tokyo which shows “the confidence with which the Japanese began the war.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-22

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Map by the Office of Naval Intelligence

Map of the portion of China that includes Port Arthur, made by the United States Office of Naval Intelligence.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-17

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Sea strength of the principal naval powers

A table of the naval statistics of Great Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Japan, Russia, Italy, and Austria, including the types of vessels built and in the process of being built. The total tonnages are listed in order from greatest to smallest in a separate table.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-01

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

Ships in commission: United States and Germany

A comparison of ships currently in commission for the United States Navy and German Kriegsmarine. The lists enclosed do not include auxiliaries, converted yachts, armed merchant vessels, etc.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-11

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence