Show WAR BOARD DUE TO AMERICA DEMAND DECISION ON UNIFIED MILITARY EFFORT BROUGHT ABOUT BY UNITED STATES premier lloyd george Dc declares clares plan submitted was one of ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference Lon london flon the tense political situation arising from the in great britain secrecy surrounding the recent supreme and the retirement versailles war council at robertson as arf cliplef ti of general of the british imperial st staff a ff has been bridged P premier lloyd george announced of commons olis on t to 0 the house february 39 19 it had bad been decided to I authority to co ardi central set up a nate the strategy of the allies and that the plan submitted by the americans which put the case for the present proposal was one of the ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference the plan was adopted with minor clinn changes premier lloyd george said the abc government was anxious to retain the services of general sir william robertson as chief of staff so long as it the decision of was compatible upon the policy in common with great brit ains agns allies the premier said the policy of the government was based upon the alie assumption that the allies had suffered in the past through lack of concerted and coordinated co efforts it had decided to set up a 1 I central committee to centralize the strategy of the allies 1 I hesI hesitated for some time said the premier in referring to the american representations whether I 1 should not read in the house of commons the very cogent documents submitted by the american delegation which put the case for the present proposal it Is one of the ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference the only reason why I 1 do not read it to the house Is that it Is mixed with the plan of operations the american representatives at the versailles war council declared with irresistible power and logic for the plan for expansion of the supreme councils power the premier said sir rawlinson Raw tinson 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 versailles of the supreme war council were agreed to by all the premier told the b hause use it was also agreed that there should be an authority with executive powers the only difference which arose was as to its constitution the first proposal at versailles lie he continued was that the central authority should consist of a council of chiefs of staff but this was abandoned inasmuch as it was regarded as unworkable |