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Letter from Edward Hussey Packe, Private Secretary to temporary honorary V Adm the Rt Hon Sir Eric (Campbell) Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Brevet Lt Col Cecil Courtenay Lucas, Aide de Camp to Robertson, enclosing a letter sent by Geddes to the Rt Hon Andrew Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the disinclination of Adm Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Sea Lord and Naval Chief of Staff, and Robertson to speak at a meeting on the War Loan in the Albert Hall, London. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from Harry Lauder, asking him to be a member of an representative Committee for the raising and administering of a fund of £1,000,000 with which to help disabled soldiers. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from Eric (Campbell) Geddes, Deputy Director General of Munitions Supply, giving information as to the increased production of filled shells at the Chilwell National Filling Factory, Nottinghamshire. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from F J Huddleston, War Office, giving information on the timing of the Austrian ultimatum to Serbia on 23 Jul 1914, and the remarks of the Rt Hon David Lloyd George on the same day. 1p.

Letter to Robertson from F J Robertson, Joint Secretary of the Harry Lauder £1,000,000 Fund for Scottish Sailors and Soldiers, requesting a final decision as to whether Robertson will be a member of the Board of Management of the Fund. Includes a circular letter giving details of the Fund. 2pp.

Private letter from FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, to FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), regarding an enclosed (not included) letter concerning honorary Lt Gen the Hon Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, following his receipt of Robertson's memorandum on the role of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (3/3/40), stating that though he had advised the Rt Hon Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister, to accept Robertson's terms, he would have to resign as Secretary of State owing to the proposed removal of his executive function regarding the war. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, asking Robertson to defer his visit to France until after the planned Battle of Messines Ridge, 7 Jun, opening phase of the Third Battle of Ypres. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the need for keeping the force of aeroplanes on the Western Front as strong as possible; an informal meeting with Paul Painlevé, French War Minister, concerning the danger of detachments being sent from the Western Front to Italy, and Painlevé's assurance that the French Army will assist the British offensive (Third Battle of Ypres) by attacking on their own front. 3pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, expressing his support for Robertson following the decision of the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, to request independent advice on the strategic direction of the war. 3pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, thanking the War Cabinet for a telegram of support, and informing him that the 100 guns being transferred from the Western Front to Italy will not affect the British Flanders offensive (Third Battle of Ypres). 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, reiterating the latter's firm belief that the war can only be won on the Western Front, more particularly in Flanders at the Third Battle of Ypres, and his opinion that the poor morale of the German Army and dominance of the British troops will lead to victory; the unnecessary pessimism of the Intelligence Branch of the War Office. 5pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the appointment of Maj Gen the Hon Sir Herbert Alexander Lawrence as Chief of General Staff, British Armies in France; Haig's opinion of the recommendation of temporary Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, British Military Representative on the Supreme War Council at Versailles, that the British line on the Western Front be extended to a point between Barisis and Berry-au-Bac. 3pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, commenting on the need of the British Government to reestablish its authority over the British Armies in France; condemning the decision of the War Cabinet, at the Anglo-French London Conference of 15/16 Jan, to agree to a British takeover of more of the French line on the Western Front, leaving Haig without a large reserve with which to exploit recent successes. 3pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, explaining the reasons for the success of the recent German attack on the bridgehead over the River Yser at Nieuport, Belgium, namely superiority of artillery, and reassuring Robertson that the incident will not affect either the British Army's intended coastal operations or the main Western Front offensive at Ypres. 3pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably on technological improvements to the artillery ammunition which will reduce damage to the surface of the ground during the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front; the effect of the weather on the progress of the offensive. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, giving a report of an interview with French Gen Henri-Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, in which they discussed a predicted German attack on the Western Front in January and the need to strengthen defences and collect reserves to combat it; Haig's agreement to relieve the two French divisions on his right by 10 Jan, and to take over the line to the River Oise, France, by the end of Jan; a scheme to integrate US Infantry into British units. 4pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on a meeting with French Gen Henri-Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, and US Gen John Joseph Pershing, Commander in Chief American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, to discuss the British takeover of French line and future strategy on the Western Front, and the employment of US Infantry within British divisions; arrangements for a further conference between Haig, Robertson, Pétain, Pershing, and French Gen Ferdinand Foch, French Army Chief of Staff. 3pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the continual changes in the Air Service and the lack of input by members of the Royal Flying Corps serving on the Western Front; informing Robertson that he has already made complete preparations for the bombing of German territory, including the appointment of a commander and staff; warning that the French may refuse the Royal Flying Corps access to aerodromes in southern France due to the fear of retaliation. 2pp.

Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably outlining measures being taken by the British Armies in France to comb out men from the rearwards services to replace wastage in the firing line, and enclosing a report of a conference held at Advanced Headquarters on the subject; Haig's belief that all resources should be concentrated on the Western Front, in order to prevent the Germans re-equipping during the winter; a brief description of recent fighting in the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front, notably a successful 2 Corps attack which gained the high ground above Inverness Copse, on the Passchendale Ridge. 10pp.