Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/72
Title
Letter from General Sir Edmund Allenby to Robertson, 12 Sep 1917, on preparations in Palestine
Date(s)
- 1917 Sep 12 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
5pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, on the situation in Palestine, notably on preparations for the Gaza offensive, which will not be completed until mid-Oct; liaison with the Naval authorities regarding an attack on the Turkish right; the need for 12 Bristol F-2 Fighter aeroplanes; the visit of French Gen Maurice Camille Bailloud, Inspector of French Troops in Eastern Theatres, and the possibility of sending French divisions to the Palestine front; the removal of Maj Gen Wilfrid Edward Bownas Smith and Maj Gen Sir Arthur Lynden Lynden-Bell from command. 5pp.