Show I 1 WAR BODY OU DUE E TO DEMAND DECISION ON UNIFIED MILITARY EFFORT BROUGHT ABOUT BY UNITED STATES premier lloyd george declares plan submitted was one of ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference london the tense political situation in great britain arising from the secrecy surrounding the recent supreme war council tit at vet vei alleq and the retirement ti of general robertson ll its as chief ot of the british lui pera staff lias has been bridged premier lloyd george announced to the house of 0 commons on february 19 10 it had been decided to set up a central authority to co erdl rate nate the strategy of C the allies and that the lie plan submitted by the americans alch put lout the tase case for the present was one of the ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference the plan wits adopted with changes premier lloyd george said the government was uns anxious i to retain the services ot of general sir william robertson us its chief ot of stiff so long us as lt it was vas compatible upon the decision of the policy in common with grent brit allis ains allies the premier said the policy ot of the government wits was based upon the assumption that the allies lind had suffered in the past through lack of concerted and coordinated co efforts it had decided aided to set up n central committee to centralize the strategy of tile allies 1 I hesitated for some ome s time said the premier in referring to tile the Aine american representations vh whether ether I 1 should not read in the house ot of commons the very cogent documents submitted by the american delegation which put the case for the present proposal it is 19 ore or e of the ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference tile only reason why I 1 do not road read it to the house Is that it Is mixed with the plan ot of operations the american represent athes at the versailles war council declared with irresistible power and logic tor for the plan for expansion of 0 the supreme councils power tile premier said sir rawlinson appointed the premier announced that general sir henry seymour rawlinson had been appointed to represent great britain on the supreme war council at versailles the general principles laid down at the recent session in fit versailles of the supreme war council were agreed to by all the premier told the house it was also agreed that there should be an authority with executive powers the only difference which arose was its as to its constitution the first proposal tit lit versailles lie coutin continued was that the central authority should consist of a council of chiefs of staff but this was abandoned inasmuch asmuth as it was regarded as HUM liali ork able |