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Note from Robertson to the Rt Hon Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister and Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Bt, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, enclosing a letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, dated 31 May, describing a meeting between Raymond Poincaré, French President, Aristide Briand, French Prime Minister, French Gen Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, French Gen Edouard de Castelnau, Chief of Staff to the French Armies on the Western Front, French Gen Ferdinand Foch, Commander in Chief, Allied Northern Army Group, and Haig, to discuss concerted action on the Western Front, notably the need for a British offensive to divert German troops from Verdun, for which Haig requested troops from Salonika, Greece. 3pp.

Note from Robertson to Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Bt, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, commenting on French attempts to use British troops for a naval demonstration at Athens, Greece, and the importance of avoiding hostilities with Greece. Includes a brief note by Grey on communications between the French Government and the War Office (see 7/4/22-23). 2pp.

Typescript note from Robertson to Edward George Villers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, Secretary of State for War, questioning him concerning the amended procedure for giving orders to the British Commanders on the Western Front, Italy and Macedonia following the creation of the Executive War Board of the Allied Supreme War Council, and the onus of responsibility for the effect of orders given by the Executive Board. 1p.

Printed note by Robertson for the War Committee setting out a statement of military policy for their approval, notably that the Western Front is to be the main theatre of operations, with commitment to other theatres reduced to a minimum. 1p.

Note to Robertson from S Farnham, on the non-reply of Harry Lauder to Robertson's letter of the 17 Aug, refusing his offer to be a member of a committee for the administering of a fund of £1,000,000 for disabled soldiers. 1p.

Note to FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, from the Rt Hon Sir Edward Grey, Bt, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, considering Italian demands made during negotiations for Italian entry into the war on the Allied side. 1p.

Note to Maj Cecil Courtenay Lucas, Aide de Camp to Robertson, from Arthur Charles Pedley, Principal Secretary to the War Office, informing him that the application of Gen Sir James Willcocks to attend the memorial service for FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, has been misplaced. 1p.

Distribution sheet showing, in French, the attendees of the Conference and the papers which have already been distributed. 3pp.

Note to Robertson requesting information regarding a paper on Mediterranean shipping. 1p.

Handwritten note on the career of French Gen Ferdinand Foch from his removal as commander of the Group des Armées du Nord to his appointment as Chief of Staff to French Gen Henri-Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front. 2pp.

Return by the General Staff, British Armies in France, giving the distribution and strength of the British Armies in France on the Western Front. 1p.

Unofficial notes by Maj (George) Sidney Clive, Head of British Missions, French Headquarters, on conversations held with officers on the French General Staff concerning proposed operations on the Western Front during Jun and Jul, namely an attack on the Vimy Plateau, an offensive in Alsace, and an attack in Champagne. 5pp.

Notes written by Robertson following a visit to the Balkan Peninsula, giving his impressions of various military installations in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Macedonia, and personal conclusions reached as to possible alliances between them. 10pp.

Notes by Robertson relating to a Staff College Senior Division visit to the battlefields of the Franco-Prussian War. 6pp.

Notes written by Robertson following a visit to the United States, giving his opinions on the character of the American people, and a description of his travels by various methods in New York and Michigan. 10pp.

Notes written by Robertson for use in teaching, giving a description of the final battles of the Franco-Prussian War, Oct 1870-Jan 1871, following the creation of the French Third Republic in Sep 1870. 12pp.

Notes by Robertson on the conduct of the war, mainly the lack of adequate planning and communication relating to the Salonika, Greece, operation, and the need for Great Britain to take a more active role in operational decisions and actively cooperate and liaise with the French in order to formulate a clear strategy for future military action. 5pp.

Notes by Robertson on the events of 11-15 Feb which led to his resignation as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. 2pp.

Notes by Robertson on the reasons for his removal as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, namely the lack of confidence of the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, and the War Cabinet in his abilities, and Robertson's lack of faith in the methods used by the War Cabinet in the military conduct of the war. 2pp.

Handwritten notes and analysis by Victor Bonham-Carter, (author of A Soldier True, (Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1963) a biography of FM Sir William (Robert) Robertson, 1st Bt), on the diary of FM Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig; correspondence between Robertson and Haig; correspondence between Haig and Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher; and The Private Papers of Douglas Haig, 1914-1919, edited by Robert Blake (Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1952). 121pp.