Item ROBERTSON, WR 3/1/14 - Notes on a meeting, 24 Jun 1915, to discuss future operations on the Western Front

Notes on a meeting held at Chantilly, France, between FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, and French Gen Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, concerning future operations on the Western Front; their opposition to a 'passive defence' as advocated by the British Cabinet; the situation of the Russian Army, notably the shortage of guns, rifles and ammunition; the need for British Army reinforcements to be sent to the Western Front. 4pp.