Item ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/61 - Letter from General Sir Charles Monro to Robertson, 15 Jun 1917, on subjects including Waziristan

Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, Commander in Chief in India, notably on operations in Waziristan, India; the introduction of various measures in India, including compulsory service for all British subjects there, the gazetting of Indians, the creation of a Munitions Board, and the creation of a mixed Board of Government officials and soldiers to cope with the question of recruitment; concern over the cost in men and money of the Inland Water Transport Directorate, and Monro's desire to increase railway development; the desperate need in India for competent General Officers, and experienced officers to command battalions; attempts to meet the needs of Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. 8pp.