Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/4/52
Title
Telegram from Lieutenant General George Milne to Robertson, 27 Oct 1916, about the Balkans and about French Prime Minister Aristide Briand
Date(s)
- 1916 Oct 27 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Telegram (M113) to Robertson from temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, concerning the impracticability of an offensive into the Balkans from Salonika, Greece, despite recent reinforcements of troops; intrigue between Aristide Briand, French Prime Minister, and French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient. 1p.