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File of demi-official correspondence written by and to Kiggell in his capacity as Chief of General Staff, British Armies in France, mainly routine letters concerning staff appointments, unofficial discussions with politicians and army commanders concerning operations, supplies, training, movement of troops and artillery, notably correspondence with Gen Sir William (Robert) Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff; Maj Gen William Bernard Hickie, General Officer Commanding 16 (Irish) Div; Maj Gen Sir Stanley Brenton Von Donop, Master General of the Ordnance; Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding 3 Army; Gen Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, Commander 2 Army; Lt Gen Sir William Riddell Birdwood, General Officer Commanding 1 ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps); Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher; V Adm Sir Reginald (Hugh Spencer) Bacon, Commander Dover Patrols; Gen Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 2nd Bt, General Officer Commanding 4 Army; the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister; Maj Gen Richard Harte Keatinge Butler, Deputy Chief of General Staff; Maj Gen Sir Charles Edward Callwell, advisor to the Ministry of Munitions; Maj Gen Sir David Henderson, Director General of Military Aeronautics; Lt Gen Sir Francis John Davies, Military Secretary, War Office; Maj Gen Charles Tyrwhitt Dawkins, Assistant Quartermaster General, British General Headquarters; Lt Gen Sir Richard Cyril Byrne Haking, General Officer Commanding 6 Corps; Lt Gen Sir Robert Dundas Whigham, Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff; Lt Gen Sir Henry Sinclair Horne, General Officer Commanding 1 Army; Lt Gen Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough, General Officer Commanding 5 Army; Maj Gen Philip (Arthur Manley) Nash, Director General of Transportation, Western Front; Brig Gen John Humphrey Davidson, Director of Military Operations, British General Headquarters; Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, Secretary of State for War; Lt Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Chief of British Mission to the French army; Maj Gen Frederick (Barton) Maurice, Director of Military Operations, Imperial General Staff; the Rt Hon Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, Inspector General of Transportation, all theatres of war. 132 items, 210pp.

Letters dated 1909-1914 from FM Earl Haig, Chief of General Staff in India and Commander-in-Chief at Aldershot, including potential candidates for appointments and Indian Army policy including reorganisation and recruitment; letters dated 1914-1918 from Haig, General Officer Commanding 1 Corps and Commander-in-Chief, British Armies, France, referring to operations including Dardanelles, Verdun; letters dated 1914-1918 from FM Sir Henry Wilson, British military representative at SupremeWar Council, Versailles, including French war effort; correspondence dated 1915-1921 with FM Sir William Robertson, General HQ British Armies in the Field including shortage of supplies and troops; Kiggell's demi-official correspondence when Chief of General Staff, 1916-1919, with various commanders on subjects including administration, planned operations, supply of guns and ammunition to Belgium, France and Russia and staff appointments; recollections dated 1919 of Chantilly conference, Nov 1916, to consider planned operations in 1917.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, relating to the movements of Lt Gen Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough and 5 Army. 1p.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the postponement of the planned British offensive on the Aubers Ridge in order to support the French army during the Nivelle offensive, and giving the main points made in a meeting between French Gen Robert Georges Nivelle, Commander in Chief of the French army, the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, and Haig. 4pp.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably omissions from his despatches as printed in the London Gazette; a meeting with the War Cabinet. 2pp.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably the promotion of Maj Gen Richard Harte Keatinge Butler, Deputy Chief of General Staff, to command a Corps, his failure to have Kiggell promoted to Gen; forwarding a letter from John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India, complaining about the lack of recognition given to the part played by the Indian Cavalry in recent operations near Cambrai. 4pp.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, concerning the reduction in size of Cavalry divisions in order to decrease pressure on transport and supplies, and the need for reorganisation of the Cavalry Corps following the Battle of Cambrai, Nov 1917. 2pp.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, enclosing a letter from Brevet Col Sir Arthur Davidson, Equerry to HM King George V, concerning the supply of recruits to the Bde of Guards. 5pp.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably a visit to 13 Corps, and the need for a good division to defend Monchy-le-Preux. 2pp

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, describing a meeting with the British War Cabinet in which the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, expressed doubts about the planned Flanders offensive (Third Battle of Ypres) proposed by Haig and Gen Sir William (Robert) Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Includes copy of Haig's reply to Lloyd George's request that he reconsider his views, emphasising the weakness of the German army in terms of manpower, economic conditions and morale, and his opinion that a strong summer offensive will lead to victory. 5pp.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably on the alteration of the German front line defences opposite Arras to link up with the Hindenburg Line. 2pp.

Letter from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably on Kiggell's acceptance of the post of General Officer Commanding and Lt Governor of Guernsey. 4pp.

Letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding 1 Army, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), giving a brief account of operations at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 10-13 Mar, including his opinion on the tactics of temporary Lt Gen Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 2nd Bt, General Officer Commanding 4 Corps, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), the preliminary dispositions of 8 Div, and the officers of the Indian Corps; comment on the RN bombardment of the Dardanelles forts. 2pp.

Letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, asking Kiggell to view a plan of operations for an Anglo-French offensive intended to capture the Belgian Coast, and begin making preparations. 3pp.

Letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the British Mission to Russia, to be headed by temporary Lt Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, and including temporary Brig Gen John Humphrey Davidson, Director of Military Operations, British Armies in France. 4pp.

Letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding 1 Army, British Armies in France, expressing concern at the Cabinet's influence over strategic military planning, namely the sending of British troops to the Dardanelles. 1p.

Letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably on a meeting with the British War Committee concerning possible reductions of cavalry units; a proposal to send Gen Sir William (Robert) Robertson to Russia as head of a mission to discuss the supply of war material. 4pp.

Letter from temporary Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, British Military Representative, Supreme War Council at Versailles, requesting news of a meeting between Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, a member of the War Cabinet, and FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France; attempts by the British Section of the Supreme War Council to agree on the relief of the French line by British troops; a war game designed to predict possible time, strength and place of German attacks in 1918. 4pp.

Letter from temporary Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, British Military Representative, Supreme War Council at Versailles, giving his opinion of the date, strength and position of German attacks for the coming spring. 3pp.

Letter from Gen Sir William (Robert) Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, concerning drafts of men sent to the front, including figures showing the net deficit of British infantry and artillery personnel. 3pp.