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Miscellaneous correspondence from Spears, written as Head of British Military Mission.

Catalogue reference: Spears 1/18

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Spears 1/18
Title
Miscellaneous correspondence from Spears, written as Head of British Military Mission.
Date
1918 Feb 8 - Jun 17
Description

Correspondence includes:-

M 487: Spears to Lt. Col. L. Storr concerning communication of European press and radio information, Feb 9. 1p.

M 492: Spears to Lt. Col. L Storr concerning unavailability of War office information, Feb 10. 1p.

M 493: Spears to Brig. General the Hon. C.J. Sackville-West concerning communication of information to Spears, Feb 10. 1p.

M 495: Spears to Lt. Col. C N French CMG on information relating to Caillaux derived from Italian sources, Feb 11. 1p.

Spears to Madame Rosny concerning personal matters, Feb 12. 2pp.

M 500: Spears to Capt. M. Herbert concerning liaison work, Feb 12. 1p.

M 501: Spears to Brig. Gen. E.W. Cox concerning employment for Capt. Lethbridge, Feb 13. 1p.

M 512: Spears to Brig. for. E.W. Cox on the creation of the BCR, Feb 15. 1p.

M 520: Spears to Capt. Barbies, Cabinet du Ministre, concerning personal matters (in French), Feb 17. 1p.

M 551: Spears to Col. V.G.W. Kell on communication of information, Feb 28. 1p.

M 559: Spears to Brig. Gen. the Hon. C.J. Sackville-West, as above, Nov 1. 1p.

M 572: Spears to Lt. Col. L. Storr concerning security of messages received, Mar 4. 1p.

M 573: Spears to M. Henri Dequis on his appointment as interpreter, Nov 4. 1p.

M 575: Spears to Lt. Col. C.N. French concerning request to German Government from King of Spain to cease bombing open towns, Mar 4. 1p.

M 578: Spears to Maj. W.G. Maxwell on the strength of French Army, Mar 5. 1p.

M 597: Spears to Gen. Sir Henry H. Wilson concerning the Versailles proposals, General Reserve and attitude of Pétain and Haig towards Jr, Mar 9. 2pp.

M 598: Spears to His Excellency The Lord Bertie of Thame, enclosing Map illustrating points at which bombs dropped previous night, Mar 9. 1p.

M 601: Spears to Lt. Col. C.N. French concerning the question of a Norwegian joining the British Army, Mar 9. 1p.

M 602: Spears to Col. Sir Henry Wilson on the general reserve (2 copies). 3pp.

M 603: Spears to Lt Col. C.N. French concerning the permanent attachment of an Intelligence Office to the General Staff, Nov 10. 1p.

M 611: Spears to Brig. Gen. E.W. Cox, As above, Mar 12. 2pp.

M 631: Spears to Lt Col. M.P.A. Hankey enclosing copy of letter to DMI (missing), Nov 18. 1p.

M 634: Spears to Brig. Gen. G.K. Cockerill, enclosing a copy of letter to Maj. Gen.

LSI 142: Sir C.M.W. Macdonogh concerning Spears' proposals to reorganise British Intelligence in Paris, Mar 19. 3pp.

M 639: Spears to Gen. Sir Henry H. Wilson Gen. Foch's attitude to Clemenceaus and interest in Wilson and Haig, Mar 20. 1p.

M. Le Commandant Fournier Sarlovène to Gen. Spears giving details of a new invention for munitions use (in French), Mar 19. 1p.

M 655: Spears' reply to above giving details up where to send information of new invention , Mar 24. 1p.

M 665: Spears to His Excellency The Baron Wedel-Jarlsberg giving no decision on an application by a Norwegian to join British Army, Mar 28. 1p.

M 677: Spears to The Rt. Hon. E.G.V. Earl of Derby concerning French morale and Clemenceau's influence over it and lack of liaison between British Military Mission and Gen. Pétain, Mar 31. 2pp.

M 770: Spears to The Rt. Hon. Viscount Milnes concerning discussion with Clemenceau on need for the relief of the British Armies, Apr 22. 2pp.

M 783: Spears to General Sir H.H. Wilson concerning the dangers of French press voicing the opinion that French need only be employed as General Reserve of Allies, Apr 26. 1p.

M 822: Spears to Gen. Sir H.H. Wilson concerning retreat of 5th Army and French monopoly of the right to blow up railway bridges, May 4. 2pp.

M 828: Spears to Gen. Sir H.H. Wilson concerning French Press Campaign subordinating importance of British Armies to French, May 5. 3pp.

M 844: Spears to The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Milnes on M. Loucheur and his responsibility for certain pacifist and anti-British articles and communiques, May 7. 3pp.

M 845: Spears to The Rt. Hon. the viscount Milne concerning the crisis in the French Socialist Party and Boni de Castellano's opinion that socialist group had been formed to replace Clemenceau Ministry, May 7. 2pp.

M 871: Spears to His Excellency The Rt. Hon. E.G.V. Earl of Derby concerning the case of Gen. Maurice, May 10. 1p.

M 874: Spears to Lord Milnes on M. Louchew's influence on the Press, and receipt of aid from group of Industrialists, May 11. 2pp.

M 891: Spears to Gen. Sir H.H. Wilson concerning arrest in France, May 14. 2pp.

M 931: Spears to Capt. the Viscount Duncannon MP concerning speculation that Gens. Berthelot and Fagalde Gregory to us to discuss manpower; May 18. 2pp.

M 938: Spears to Capt. Viscount Duncannon concerning the visit of Berthelot and Fagalde to the us and Berthelot's attitude towards the Japanese intervention in Siberia, May 20. 2pp.

M 944: Spears to Mrs Gauer concerning the Forges-les-Eaux medical centre, May 21. 1p.

M 961: Spears to Brig. Gen. E.W. Cox on the communication of information, May 24. 2pp.

M 982: Spears to the Earl of Derby on conversation with Lytton about the position of Head of propaganda in France, May 26. 2pp.

M 1122: Spears to Gen. Sir Henry H. Wilson, describing Clemenceau's ministry and the position of Briand, Jun 17. 2pp.

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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/ec3a79a8-64cf-48f0-b62a-041427ac7e1c/

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Miscellaneous correspondence from Spears, written as Head of British Military Mission.