(Untitled), 16 Nov 1911
Scope and Contents
Draft letter from WSC (Admiralty), to the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith], with proposals for a new Board of Admiralty, recommending Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman as 1st Sea Lord, with Captain Charles de Bartolome as his Naval Assistant, Prince Louis of Battenberg [later 1st Lord Milford Haven] as 2nd Sea Lord, Rear-Admiral Charles Briggs to retain his post as 3rd Sea Lord and Captain William Pakenham as 4th Sea Lord, also recommending Vice-Admiral Sir George Callaghan to succeed Bridgeman as Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, with Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe as his second in command "and we shall thus be able to see what fitness he will develop for the succession". [Manuscript].
Dates
- Creation: 16 Nov 1911
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: Crown
Extent
2 folio(s)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Bibliography
Subject
- Royal Navy (Organization)
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