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Telegram (R119) from Robertson to Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, concerning his method of reporting the First Battle of Gaza, Palestine. 1p.

Telegram (R70) from Robertson to Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, on discussions concerning the possibility of sending British troops to Rabegh (Rabigh) in the Hedjaz to aid the Arab Revolt and prevent the Turkish Army from reaching Mecca, and Robertson's desire to prevent the French from transferring troops to that area. 1p.

Telegram (R3) from Robertson to Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, concerning the possible appointment of temporary Lt Gen Sir Alexander John Godley as Commander of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) bound for the Western Front. 1p.

Telegram (R2) from Robertson to Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, concerning the transfer of temporary Brig Gen (Joseph) John Asser to Egypt. 1p.

Telegram (R180) from Robertson to Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, congratulating him on the success of the Third Battle of Gaza, and subsequent operations in Palestine, and apologising if his previous telegrams seemed reluctant to advise a strong push forward. 1p.

Telegram (R165) from Robertson to Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, relating to the transfer of 6 inch howitzer batteries from Italy to Palestine. 1p.

Telegram (R170) from Robertson to Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, on Allenby's planned reply to the War Cabinet's telegram concerning the extent of the proposed operations in Palestine. 1p.

Telegram (R186) from Robertson to Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, concerning reports that Allenby was dissatisfied with naval cooperation in recent operations in Palestine. 1p.

Telegram (R157) from Robertson to Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, concerning the supply of heavy artillery, 6 inch howitzers and troops to Palestine. 1p.

Telegram (R187) from Robertson to Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, responding to Allenby's fear that his force in Palestine may not be large enough to capture Jerusalem. 1p.

Telegram (R60) from Robertson to Lt Col (George) Sidney Clive, Liaison Officer between the War Office and French Gen Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, concerning Robertson's attitude towards the sending of further troops to Salonika, Greece. 1p.

Official telegram (23684) from Robertson to Lt Col (George) Sidney Clive, Liaison Officer between the War Office and French Gen Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, asking for Joffre's opinion on the practicability of carrying out Allied operations on a large scale in Salonika, Greece. 1p.

Telegram (R15) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, requesting his views on the possible success of a combined Allied Balkan offensive from Salonika, Greece. 1p.

Telegram (R19) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, on the tactical plan of French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient, for the proposed Allied Balkan offensive. 1p.

Telegram (R62) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, giving his opinion that, despite the transfer of a further British division to Salonika, Greece, due to French political pressure, the Balkans are of minor strategical importance compared with the Western Front. 1p.

Telegram (R90) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, informing him of the request of the French Government to give French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient, a free hand to take action against Greek troops. 1p.

Telegram (R64) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, requesting his views upon the situation in Salonika, Greece, notably the future plans of French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient; measures necessary to make the Allied Force there more efficient and effective; the line to be occupied and the force needed to carry out the defence of Salonika, and the practicability of more ambitious operations. 1p.

Telegram (R95) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, concerning French attempts to provoke a rupture with Greece, due to the supposed failure of the latter to comply with Allied requests that Greek troops be removed from Thessaly. 1p.

Telegram (R66) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, on the possibility that French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail may be replaced as Commander of the Allied Army of the Orient, and impressing the need for Milne to emphasise to French Gen Pierre Roques, French War Minister, the troops required for and the enormous preparations involved in attempting an advance towards Sofia and the defeat of Bulgaria. 1p.

Telegram (R155) from Robertson to Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, asking for his opinion on the desire of the War Cabinet to establish a Mission to the Serbian Headquarters at Salonika, Greece, and a proposal by Nikola Pašic, Serbian Prime Minister, that a General Officer from each of the Allied Armies should be appointed to the Headquarters of French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient, to report to him on their contingents. 2pp.