GB 0099 KCLMA MISC 35 - Misc: The Dardanelles 1915: Selection of Cabinet Office papers made for King's College London

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GB 0099 KCLMA MISC 35

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Misc: The Dardanelles 1915: Selection of Cabinet Office papers made for King's College London

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  • 1906-1915, 1969 (Creation)

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1 file

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GB 0099 KCLMA MISC 35 1906-1915, 1969 Collection (Fonds) 1 file Cabinet Office
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Presented to the Centre, 1990

Bound volume of copies of Cabinet Office documents relating to the planning and conduct of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force operations in the Dardanelles, 1915. Documents include memorandum from Col Rt Hon John Edward Bernard Seely, Secretary of State for War, relating to the strategic importance of the Mediterranean, May 1912; copy of manuscript letter from Rt Hon Herbert Henry Asquith MP, Prime Minister and Secretary of State for War, to HM King George V, relating to requests from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force for increased reinforcements, Jun 1915; copy of typescript letter from Rt Hon Andrew Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Asquith requesting an immediate evacuation of British forces from the Dardanelles, Nov 1915; memo from Lt Gen Sir William Riddell Birdwood, Commanding Officer, ANZAC, to the Cabinet urging a renewed British effort in the Dardanelles, Nov 1915; memorandum from Rt Hon Arthur James Balfour to the Cabinet urging the British government not to abandon the Dardanelles,Nov 1915.

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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Public Record Office, Ruskin Ave, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU
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Public Record Office, Kew, in class numbers CAB 4, CAB 37, and CAB 42.

Nov 1999

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Presented to the Centre, 1990

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Bound volume of copies of Cabinet Office documents relating to the planning and conduct of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force operations in the Dardanelles, 1915. Documents include memorandum from Col Rt Hon John Edward Bernard Seely, Secretary of State for War, relating to the strategic importance of the Mediterranean, May 1912; copy of manuscript letter from Rt Hon Herbert Henry Asquith MP, Prime Minister and Secretary of State for War, to HM King George V, relating to requests from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force for increased reinforcements, Jun 1915; copy of typescript letter from Rt Hon Andrew Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Asquith requesting an immediate evacuation of British forces from the Dardanelles, Nov 1915; memo from Lt Gen Sir William Riddell Birdwood, Commanding Officer, ANZAC, to the Cabinet urging a renewed British effort in the Dardanelles, Nov 1915; memorandum from Rt Hon Arthur James Balfour to the Cabinet urging the British government not to abandon the Dardanelles,Nov 1915.

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Arranged according to PRO class and series number.

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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Public Record Office, Ruskin Ave, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

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