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Telegrams to the Admiralty from Capt (William Archibald) Howard Kelly, Naval Liaison Officer with the French Marine, concerning a planned French naval demonstration at Athens, using Allied troops from Salonika, Greece. Includes a copy of a telegram from temporary Lt Gen Sir George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, requesting advice as to whether the British Infantry are to take place in the demonstration, and Robertson's reply. 4pp.

Telegrams (M6 and 7) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, giving an unfavourable opinion of French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient. 2pp.

Telegrams from Robertson to Gen Sir Edward Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, the Hon Sir (Albert) Edward Kemp, Minister of Overseas Military Forces of Canada, the Hon Sir George Halsey Perley, High Commissioner for Canada, the Hon Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, the Rt Hon Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner of Australia in England, Gen Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Forces in Italy, Lt Gen Sir George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, Gen Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, Commander in Chief, India, South African Maj Gen Sir Jacob Van Deventer, Commander in Chief, East Africa, and temporary Lt Gen Sir William Raine Marshall, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, on the occasion of his removal from the post of Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

Paper written by Robertson whilst a student at the Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, on the changes in the strategical relations between Russia and England produced by the advance and recent acquisitions of the former in the Far East. 13pp.

Paper by Robertson on a proposed alliance between Germany and Great Britain in order to forestall Russian expansion in the Middle East, giving reasons why such an alliance would not be practicable or worthwhile, and Germany should be regarded as a rival rather than an ally. With a covering letter from Lt Gen Sir William Gustavus Nicholson, Director General of Military Intelligence. 11pp.

Text of lecture given by Robertson at Chatham, Kent, on the topography, population and communications system of Persia and Mesopotamia, including a description of the Baghdad Railway and its possible use as a means of German and Turkish dominance in the area. 20pp.

Text of lecture given by Robertson at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on the history, geography, governments and present political disputes of the countries of the Balkan Peninsular. 22pp.

Text of lecture given by Robertson at Aldershot, Hampshire, on the military geography of Western Europe, notably Denmark, Holland and Belgium, with emphasis on the possibility of German invasion through Belgium in the event of a war with France. 27pp.

Text of a lecture given by Robertson at Glasgow, Strathclyde, on the military responsibilities of the British Empire, and methods of training officers and soldiers in preparation for war. 24pp.

Text of speech by Robertson on Russia's military position in central Asia at the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War, providing an assessment of the threat posed to Great Britain in the event of war with Germany. 28pp.

Text of speech by Robertson to the Trade Union Conference, on the problem of harmonising the manpower needs of the Army and industry in Great Britain. 6pp.

Text of after dinner speech by Robertson on the occasion of the visit of the Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Secretary of State for War, Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Lt Gen Sir George Mark Watson Macdonough, Adjutant General to the Forces, to the BAOR (British Army of the Rhine). 4pp.

Text of address by FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, to the Members of the House of Commons, on Army administration explaining the strain put on the War Office by Britain's unreadiness for war, the accomplishments of Kitchener's administration, the munitions question and the reasons for delaying conscription (following a debate in the House of Commons on Kitchener's conduct of the war, with a proposal to lower his salary, 31 May 1916). 24pp.

Report of the statement made by Robertson to the War Cabinet, on 14 Feb, giving a review of the situation regarding the control of the Allied General Reserve, and the relationship between the British Permanent Military Representative to the Allied Supreme War Council at Versailles and the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. 8pp.

Resolution of the Allied Supreme War Council in regard to the constitution and control of a General Reserve, placing control of that Reserve under a Committee (Executive War Board) consisting of the British, Italian and US Permanent Military Representatives, and chaired by French Gen Ferdinand Foch, French Army Chief of Staff. 1p.

Texts of lectures given by Robertson at Chatham, Kent, Aldershot, Hampshire, and York, Yorkshire, on the study and practice of war. 72pp.

The Final Report of the Dardanelles Commission (Part II-Conduct of operations, &c) (HMSO, London, 1919). 1 vol.

Transcript of evidence given by Capt Sir George (Compton Archibald) Arthur, 3rd Bt, to the Dardanelles Commission, notably on the dealings of FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, with his subordinates, especially concerning planning for the Dardanelles operation in 1915. 28pp.

Printed translation of a document written at German 3 Army Headquarters entitled 'Experiences gained in the winter battle in Champagne from the point of view of the organisation of the enemy's lines of defence and the means of combating an attempt to pierce our line'. 6pp.

Printed translation of a document written at German 3 Army Headquarters entitled 'Proposals for the technical methods to be adopted in an attempt to break through a strongly fortified position, based on the knowledge acquired from the errors which appear to have been committed by the French during the winter campaign in Champagne'. 6pp.