- ROBERTSON, WR 8/5/95
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- 1918 Feb 12
Letter to Robertson from Brig Gen (George) Sidney Clive, British Mission to French Army, recounting the opinion of French Gen Henri-Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, concerning the request of the Allied Supreme War Council at Versailles for thirty divisions for the General Reserve, and Pétain's belief that, as British Representative to the Supreme War Council, Robertson will protect the position of the Allied Commanders in Chief against the demands of their governments. 3pp.