(Untitled), 18 Feb 1915 - 20 Feb 1915

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/74/116

Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to Lord Kitchener urging him to have a military force near at hand should the naval attack on the Dardanelles succeed, either to seize the Gallipoli peninsula or to occupy Constantinople if a revolution takes place (18 Feb). Letter from WSC to Lord Kitchener sending him a copy of his minute about transport for the Mediterranean and asking him to organise a force in Egypt of 8000 or 10000 men to be despatched quickly to the Dardanelles in an emergency (20 Feb). Printed copies.

Dates

Creation: 18 Feb 1915 - 20 Feb 1915

Conditions Governing Access

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