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British military policy, 1917-05 - 1918-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/3/54

Scope and Contents

General Staff memorandum on military policy for all fronts, 1918-19, including the immediate situation (July 1918), preparation for future advances, the decisive final phase and the situation of the Empire after the war.

Also includes: appendix on the situation of the American Army; comparison of Allied and enemy rifle strengths, Jan 1918 to July 1919; map of the frontiers of Syria and Mesopotamia [Iraq, and parts of southeast Turkey, southwest Iran and Syria]; letter to the Times from Captain [William] Arthur Moore, on bringing the war to an end; military map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia [Iran].

Dates

  • Creation: 1917-05 - 1918-07

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Box 251

Finding aid date

2003-07-18 14:54:25.170000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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