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Report by FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, to FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, giving his views on the military situation in France and Belgium, including descriptions of combined operations by the British and the French, and the need for adequate reinforcements of troops and ammunition. 6pp.

Report by FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, for FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, emphasising the need for a constant supply of troops and ammunition on the Western Front, and requesting information concerning the dispatch of further divisions of the first New Army, in order to concert plans with the French. 3pp.

Handwritten report by Capt Alan Ian Percy, Earl Percy, Intelligence Department, General Staff, War Office, giving an account of action taken with regard to the proposed postponement of a conference in Chantilly, France, and the possibility of substitute conference taking place in Russia. 5pp.

Proof and final copy of a printed General Staff and Admiralty War Staff memorandum entitled 'The present and prospective situation in Syria and Macedonia', with regard to possible Turkish operations there. 22pp.

Proceedings, in French, of the Third Session of the Allied Chantilly Conference on 8 Dec. 10pp.

Proceedings, in French, of the Second Session of the Allied Chantilly Conference on 7 Dec. 8pp.

Proceedings, in French, of the First Session of the Allied Chantilly Conference on 6 Dec. 10pp.

Proceedings of the Army Council', giving a review of the manpower situation, notably the shortages of infantry, the failure to extract the required number of men from trade and industry at home, and the need for changes in the legislation in order to combat the difficulties of maintaining the strengths of the Army. 2pp.

Proceedings of the Army Council', notably including an appendix on manpower for the Army, consisting of a memorandum by the Army Council replying to a request by the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, for proposals as to how to obtain more men, which comments upon the drain on manpower resources by government departments concerned with industry, and recommends the introduction of conscription to Ireland. 4pp.

Printed 'Proceedings of the Army Council', on the relations between the Army Council and the British Permanent Military Representative to the Supreme War Council, notably recommending that the Chief of the Imperial General Staff act as the Representative to avoid duality of military counsel, and confusion as to responsibilities. 2pp.

Proceedings of the Army Council', commenting on the replies of the Cabinet Committee on the Coordination of Military and Financial Effort's to requests for increased legislation to facilitate the maintenance of manpower levels for the Army, and emphasising the need for greater numbers of men in order to achieve military success. 2pp.

Printed 'Proceedings of the Army Council', on relations between the Army Council and the British Military Representative to the Allied Supreme War Council, questioning whether the Representative will be under the authority of the Army Council and act on behalf of it. 2pp.

Private correspondence, mainly on military matters, with the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Lt Col Sir Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, Lt Gen the Rt Hon Jan Christian Smuts, Gen Sir (Francis) Reginald Wingate, Lt Col the Rt Hon Arthur John Bigge, Baron Stamfordham, Col Clive Wigram, and Lt Col Charles A'Court Repington. 1 file.

Printed 'Proceedings of the Army Council', on the proposals of the War Cabinet concerning the role and duties of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff and the Permanent Military Representative to the Supreme War Council (see 7/7/10), giving the opinion that the officer holding the appointment of Chief of the Imperial General Staff should also be the Permanent Military Representative at Versailles. Includes draft memoranda by the Army Council on this subject, notably giving its opinion on the creation of an Executive War Board of the Supreme War Council to control the Allied General Reserve, and the damaging effect upon the responsibilities and status of the Army Council. 6pp.

Newspaper cutting from the Daily Telegraph of an article by Lt Col Charles A'Court Repington on the death and military career of FM Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Bt.

Newspaper cutting from The Daily Chronicle of an article by the Rt Hon David Lloyd George on the publication of war documents.

Newspaper cutting giving the text of a memorandum by the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Secretary of State for War, on the need for the Allies to undertake action to prevent a devastating attack on Romania by German and Bulgarian forces. 1p.