Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/75-76
Title
Letter from General Sir Edmund Allenby to Robertson, 19 Oct 1917, about a visit to Constantinople by Kaiser Wilhelm
Date(s)
- 1917 Oct 19 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
7pp
Scope and content
Two copies of a letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, mainly regarding the visit to Constantinople of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and the possible motives for it, including a boost to the morale of the Turkish troops, and an attempt to undermine the liaison between the British and Arabs. 7pp.