Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 3/2/41
Title
Copy memo from Robertson to Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, 10 Dec 1915, on the role of the CIGS
Date(s)
- 1915 Dec 10 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
6pp
Scope and content
Copy of private memorandum sent by Robertson to FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, outlining his proposals on the status and duties of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), notably the abolition of the existing system of issuing operational orders through the Army Council and the placing of this power in the hands of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (see 3/3/42), amended following a personal discussion between Robertson and Kitchener as to the role of the Secretary of State for War, and with substantial alterations to the paragraphs dealing with that subject. 6pp.