Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/7/62
Title
Letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 21 Oct 1917, about the air service, plans to bomb Germany and French fear of reprisals
Date(s)
- 1917 Oct 21 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
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.