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Telegram (594) to Robertson from Maj Gen Sir John Hanbury-Williams, Chief of the British Military Mission to the Russian Army in the Field, concerning planned measures against Greece. 1p.

Telegram (194) to Robertson from Maj Gen Sir John Hanbury-Williams, Chief of the British Military Mission with the Russian Army in the Field, concerning the postponement of the Allied offensive on the Eastern Front and the proper dissemination of information to the British Mission. 1p.

Telegram (R177) from Maj Gen Frederick (Barton) Maurice, Director of Military Operations, to Robertson, forwarded to Brig Gen Charles Delmé-Radcliffe, Chief of the British Military Mission to the Italian Army in the Field, and Brevet Col Charles Anthony Lamb, Military Attaché at Rome, informing Robertson of a proposal by the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, for the creation of a Supreme War Council, with either Robertson or Lt Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson as Military Representative. 2pp.

Telegram (R179) from Maj Gen Frederick (Barton) Maurice, Director of Military Operations, to Robertson, forwarded to Brevet Col Charles Anthony Lamb, Military Attaché at Rome, on a possible attempt by the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, to persuade FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, to take supreme command in Italy at the Rapallo Conference. 1p.

Telegram (R178) from Maj Gen Frederick (Barton) Maurice, Director of Military Operations, to Robertson, forwarded to Brevet Col Charles Anthony Lamb, Military Attaché at Rome, concerning a French proposal for a redistribution of command on the Western Front, and future negotiations on the matter with the Italians. 1p.

Telegram from Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, Secretary of State for War, to Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, outlining the conclusions of the recent Rome Conference concerning the relations between French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient, and the commanders of the various Allied forces at Salonika, Greece. 1p.

Telegram (M1) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen Sir William Raine Marshall, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, recommending the retention of temporary Maj Gen Herbert Reginald Hopwood as Chief of General Staff to the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, and the employment of Lt Gen Sir Raleigh Gilbert Egerton as General Officer Commanding, 3 Indian Army Corps. 1p.

Telegram (FSM75) to Robertson from Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, outlining progress in training, mobility, and construction of defences. 1p.

Telegram (FSM30) to Robertson from Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, thanking him for his congratulations, and praising the performance of the troops during recent operations (the Second Battle of Kut). 1p.

Telegram (FSM61) to Robertson from Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, concerning cooperation with Russian [Gen] Kirsanof relating to possible combined Russian and British operations in Mesopotamia. 1p.

Telegram (F369) to Robertson from Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, on the military implications of Russian inactivity for British troops in Mesopotamia; the need for reinforcements in case of a strong Turkish advance down the Euphrates river. 1p.

Telegram (FSM20) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, outlining the position in Mesopotamia, namely that the supply shortages have been eased by increased river transport and the withdrawal of mounted troops and 13 Div to Amarah, and that the fighting efficiency of the troops is improving; the falling rate of sickness amongst the men; the gradual move of drafts to the front in order to replace depleted battalions. 3pp.

Telegram (FSM31) to Robertson from Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, giving his opinion on the relative merits of temporary Lt Gen Alexander (Stanhope) Cobbe, General Officer Commanding, 1 Indian Army Corps, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, and temporary Lt Gen Sir William Raine Marshall, General Officer Commanding, 3 Indian Army Corps, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. 1p.

Telegram (OA727) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen Sir Launcelot Edward Kiggell, Chief of General Staff, British Armies in France, informing him that the utility of the tanks has been proved in recent operations on the Western Front. 1p.

Telegram (GC123) to Robertson from Lt Gen Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, concerning the extent of his input into the plans for offensive operations forwarded by French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient. 1p.

Cable to Robertson from Lt Gen the Rt Hon Jan Christian Smuts, South African Representative on the British War Cabinet, enclosing three copy telegrams between himself and honorary Gen Louis Botha, South African Premier, concerning the appointment of South African Lt Gen Jacob Louis van Deventer as Commander in Chief, East Africa. 4pp.

Telegram (M120) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, recommending that, in the event of proposed reinforcements being intended for use in Macedonia, the British forces should give up one of their fronts in order to undertake a strong offensive. 1p.

Telegram (M119) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, giving recommendations as to the use of the proposed reinforcements to Salonika, Greece, notably information concerning main objectives and lines of advance in the event of operations against Greece. 2pp.

Telegram (M134) to Robertson from Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, giving his views that the establishment of a Mission to the Serbian Headquarters would be extremely beneficial, but that the appointment of a General Officer from each Allied contingent to the Headquarters of French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient, would serve no useful purpose. 2pp.

Two copies of a telegram (M115) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika, Greece Force, notably concerning a discussion with French Gen Pierre Roques, French War Minister, relating to planned operations from Salonika, Greece into Macedonia, namely an advance on Veles from Monastir, an attack up the Vardar Valley and a defensive flank on the Struma, and Milne's objections to this plan. 4pp.