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Telegrams, chiefly to Wilson, DMO, Hankey and secretary. MS and typed.

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Spears 1/11
Title
Telegrams, chiefly to Wilson, DMO, Hankey and secretary. MS and typed.
Date
1918 Jan 9 - Dec 5
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Telegrams include:-

1846: Lloyd George's views on time for interallied meeting, also his views and Clemenceau's on question of extension of front, Jan 9;

1925: Gen. Pershing's agreement to meeting of Commanders' in Chief and Chiefs of staff taking place, and feeling that should be held at Chaumont, Jan 17;

1998: Attack of Roumanian troops by Bolshevik Division, Jan 25;

2319: Transportation of French troops, Nov 22;

2380: Employment of American forces in France, Clemenceau's views on progress of war and attitudes towards Churchill, interview between Haig and Foch, question of Spears disclosing to CIGS numbers of divisions their moving, Nov 29;

2502: Clemenceau's interview with Foch and Milnes and view of progress of war, Apr 15;

2668: Gen: Foch and interview to French press, also origins of criticism of British, May 5;

2756: Conclusion of strikes, May 18;

2827: Wire to Maj. Gen. Sir G.M.W. Macdonogh concerning confidentiality of certain information, may 31;

Gen. Bowes to Spears concerning Gen. Janin's orders and party of Gen. Bowes, Jul 30;

3217T: Communication with Clemenceau regarding situation in Siberia, Aug 5;

3227T: American and Japanese communications over Siberia, Aug 5;

3228HW: Senate's judgment of Malvy, Aug 5;

3243: Japanese reply to Washington proposals over Siberia, Aug 6;

3275: Gen. Franchet d'Esperey's orders to Milne over offensive operations on Serbian front, Aug 10;

French communications with Orlando and Ferrero, and attitudes towards Italian Army generally, Aug 27;

3426: Consequences of Ferrero's retiring, Aug 27;

3429: Preparations for and attitudes towards attack, also question of Italian attack on Italian front, Aug 27;

3471: News concerning Gen. Diaz, Aug 31;

3515c: Gen. Diaz' views on attack, [Aug-Sep];

3564: Gen. Franchet d'Esperey's views on postponing attack, also return of Gen. Guillaumat to Paris, Sep 10;

3644: Proposal to despatch American battalions to Northern Russia, Sep 18;

3732: Clemenceau's views on Bulgarian offer to treat for peace and question of using Indian battalion and Greek troops, Sep 28;

57: Wire from Lord Derby to CIGS concerning question of Bulgaria, including Indian battalions and British malarial cases, Sep 28;

3759: Gen. Franchet d'Esperey's conditions for Bulgaria, and question of Rumania re-entering war, Sep 30;

3761: Clemenceau's views on relations with Bulgaria, location of peace conference and mention of Antonesco, Gen. Bertelot and Gen. Guillaumat, Sep 30;

3767: Use of Rumanian army, Sep 30;

65: Events in Bulgaria, possibility of French and British intervention in Rumania and Gen. Diaz' refusal to assume military offensive, Oct 1;

3802 66: Clemenceau's views on Balkans, Oct [2];

3803 67: Clemenceau's attitudes towards British Prime Minister, movement against Turks and American Army, Oct 3;

3837: Arrival of in Paris and need for Balfour's presence, Oct 5;

3838: Need for British representative at meeting of Executive Committee of Nationalities Congress, Oct 5;

3902: Views of d'Esperey (also in French), Oct 10;

77: Inspiration for leader in Le Matin, also views of French Government or German answer to President Wilson, Oct 13;

3941c: Views of Marshal Foch or military situation, Oct 14;

3954, 84: President Wilson's attitudes towards the armistice and peace proposals (also in French), Oct 14;

3961, 86: Proposal for interview between French and Turkish representatives, Oct 14;

3972: Pressures on Germany to make peace, Oct 15;

4073c: Reports of Italians mounting offensive, Oct 23;

4084, 94: Interview with Clemenceau, Oct 25;

4202 102: Armistice with Austria-Hungary and effects on action against Germany, Nov 5;

4229 103: Situation in Hungary, Nov 10;

4238 105: Meeting of Chambers of Deputies, Nov 11;

4263 114A: Reorganisation of Allied New Eastern Armies, Nov 22;

4277 118A: Separation of armies of Gen. Berthelot and Gen. Franchet d'Esperey, Nov 28;

4277 119: Clemenceau's views on British policy and Gens. Milne and Derekin, Nov 29;

4288 123: Withdrawal of 26 Division, Dec 1;

4292 124: Lettish contingents, and Ukranians in Siberia; also, formation of battalions of Estonian recruits, Dec 3;

4299 127: Occupations of Oderna and Sebastopol, Dec 5.

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King's College London: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/966f3355-2516-4d33-a4b7-8f194947db0f/

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Telegrams, chiefly to Wilson, DMO, Hankey and secretary. MS and typed.