itz ▁to ▁obtain ▁lands ▁which ▁Germany ▁would ▁bring ▁within ▁its ▁" prote ction ", ▁under ▁the ▁conditions ▁that ▁a ▁port ▁was ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁territ ories ▁taken ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" clear ▁title " ▁to ▁the ▁land . ▁Lü der itz ▁bought ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁Ang ra ▁P equ ena ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁Lü der itz ▁Bay ) ▁from ▁Joseph ▁Freder icks , ▁a ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Or lam ▁people , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 ▁rif les , ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁German ▁marks , ▁and ▁some ▁lead ▁to y ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁port ▁there . ▁ ▁Clar ification ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁title ▁among ▁the ▁European ▁powers ▁took ▁some ▁time , ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁refused ▁to ▁clearly ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁not ▁their ' s , ▁however ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁B ism ar ck ▁instruct ed ▁the ▁German ▁cons ul ▁in ▁declare ▁" L ü der itz land " ▁( as ▁Lü der itz ' s ▁holding ▁in ▁South - West ▁Africa ▁had ▁become ▁known ) ▁as ▁under ▁the ▁" prote ction " ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Reich . ▁Lü der itz ▁stead ily ▁spread ▁Germany ' s ▁influence ▁throughout ▁the ▁South - West ▁African ▁territory ▁until ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁only ▁one ▁tribe ▁within ▁it ▁- ▁the ▁Wit bo ois ▁- ▁had ▁not ▁concluded ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁arrangement ▁with ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁R hen ish ▁mission aries , ▁trad ers , ▁and ▁other ▁Europe