Item GODLEY 3/64-87 - Letters to Godley, [1916]-1926, from Field Marshal Lord Cavan, on topics including the Greco-Turkish war and cuts in army spending

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GODLEY 3/64-87

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Letters to Godley, [1916]-1926, from Field Marshal Lord Cavan, on topics including the Greco-Turkish war and cuts in army spending

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  • [1916] - 1926 (Creation)

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54pp

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Letters to Godley from FM Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, notably on the British handling of the Chanak Crisis during the Greco-Turkish War, 1920-1922, and the Lausanne Conference which followed hostilities, 1923; comments on Godley's participation in the negotiations between the British and French governments following the French occupation of the Ruhr, Germany, 1923; Godley's appointment as General Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Command, 1924; Cavan's opposition to proposed reductions in the manpower strength of the army, with Godley's draft replies, offering suggestions for financial savings in other areas, namely the amalgamation and closure of various military schools. 54pp.

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The correspondence between Godley and Col Sir Clive Wigram is held at the National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, and may be consulted on microfilm at the Centre.

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