Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/9
Title
Letter from General Sir Archibald Murray to Robertson, 29 Feb 1916, on subjects including communications and command in Egypt
Date(s)
- 1916 Feb 29 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
5pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from temporary Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, notably on the number of staff on the Line of Communication in Egypt; details of the command structure in Egypt, and agreement that the dual command should be abolished; the relationship between Brig Gen Philip Howell, Chief Staff Officer to Lt Gen Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, and French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Commander in Chief, Allied Army of the Orient, and his Staff. 5pp.