Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/4/53
Title
Telegram from Robertson to Lieutenant General George Milne, 28 Oct 1916, requesting information about French planning for operations in the Balkans
Date(s)
- 1916 Oct 28 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Telegram (R64) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, requesting his views upon the situation in Salonika, Greece, notably the future plans of French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient; measures necessary to make the Allied Force there more efficient and effective; the line to be occupied and the force needed to carry out the defence of Salonika, and the practicability of more ambitious operations. 1p.