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War Committee

Catalogue reference: CAB 42/5

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This record is about the War Committee dating from 1915 in the series War Council and successors: Photographic Copies of Minutes and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CAB 42/5
Date
1915
Description

War Committee

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Volume signed in 1915 Nov. 10 The best line of operations for the Russian forces now assembled in Bessarabia. 2 pp. A.J.M.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Nov. 13.) signed in 1915 Nov. 12 Machine-guns. 1 p. D.LlG.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutesof Nov. 13.) signed in 1915 Nov. 12 Appreciation by the General Staff of the problem of how Italian troops to the number of 70,000 to 80,000 men could be most usefully employed in assisting Serbia. 3 pp. A.J.M.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Nov. 12.) signed in 1915 Nov. 13 Note for General Sir A. Murray [on proposals for future operations in Syria; by the French military attaché]. Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Nov. 13.) signed in 1915 Nov. 18 Naval considerations as regards the evacuation or retention of the Cape Helles position. 2 pp. Adm.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Nov. 23.) signed in 1915 Nov. 22 Recommendation of the General Staff on the question of the action to be taken at Gallipoli; (Telegrams, 21 Oct.-17 Nov.) W.O.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Nov. 23.) signed in 1915 Nov. 22 Summary of arguments for and against the complete or partial evacuation of Gallipoli. 4 pp. A.J.M.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Nov. 23.) signed in 1915 Nov. 23; Dec. 3 Views of the General Staff on the present situation at Salonica and in the Balkans, with deductions as to our wisest course of action there. 2 pp. A.J.M.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Dec. 6.) signed in 1915 Nov. 23 The question of training men for employment with machine-guns now under supply. (Reply to paper G.35.) 1 p. A.J.M.; Cab. 22/3/1 (Annexed to minutes of Nov. 25.)
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The National Archives, Kew
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CAB 42

War Council and successors: Photographic Copies of Minutes and Papers

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