Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/65
Title
Letter from General Sir Edmund Allenby to Robertson, 26 Jul 1917, on subjects including diversionary tactics in Palestine
Date(s)
- 1917 Jul 26 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, notably on the arrival of Brevet Lt Col Archibald Percival Wavell, Liaison Officer between Robertson and Allenby; his ongoing policy to make the Turks believe the main Allied attack in Palestine will be upon Gaza; his desire to appoint temporary Brig Gen Guy Payan Dawnay as sub-Chief of General Staff to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force; the appointment of a Commission to work out labour and manpower problems in Egypt. 2pp.