ABSTRACT
From the outbreak of war, the conduct of naval intelligence was supervised by the Chief of Admiral Alekseev’s Staff, Lieutenant General Iakov Zhilinslii. The situation changed, however, after Vice Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov assumed command of the Pacific Fleet instead of Vice Admiral Stark. After his arrival in Port Arthur on 8 March 1904, this able naval tactician set about systematically organizing reconnaissance operations at sea, at both short and long distance.2
