Papers of Brig Gen Philip Howell, CMG (1877-1916)
[HOWELL: 1/1-6]
1879-1883
Manuscript letter from John Howell (Howell's grandfather) to Horace Howell (Howell's father), discussing family matters. 13p.
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1885 Sept 30
Manuscript letter from John Howell (Howell's grandfather) to Ella Howell (Howell's father), discussing family matters. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 1/8]
1886 Dec 30
Manuscript letter from John Howell (Howell's grandfather) to Horace Howell (Howell's father), discussing family matters. 4pp.
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[1886]
Manuscript letter from John Howell (Howell's grandfather) to Horace Howell (Howell's father), discussing family matters. 4pp.
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1889 Apr 18
Manuscript letter from Bulmer Howell (Howell's uncle) to Horace Howell (Howell's father), discussing family matters. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2] Official and
personal correspondence of Howell,
1891-1913, including correspondence relating to Howell's
employment as the Balkan correspondent of The Times
and to Howell's training at Staff Colleges at Quetta, India and
Camberley, Surrey
[HOWELL: 2/1]
1891 Apr 20
Typescript Standing Orders for 2nd Bde Miranzani Field Force, issued by Capt W du Gray. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/2]
[1891] Mar 20
Manuscript letter from Howell to Horace Howell (Howell's father), from Lancing College, Shoreham, Sussex. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/3]
1893 Aug 20
Manuscript letter from Lewis Barrini, Milan, Italy to Howell, discussing possible war between Turkey and Bulgaria. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/4/1]
1897 Jul 24
Cutting from The Times of list of cadets passing examination for commissions in the cavalry and infantry at Royal Military College, including Howell. 1p.
[HOWELL: 2/4/2]
1903 Apr 3
Manuscript note by Moberly Bell, manager of The Times, announcing Howell as Special Correspondent in the Balkans. 1p.
[HOWELL: 2/5]
1903 Aug 26
Manuscript letter from Howell, Palermo, Italy, to his aunt, commenting on the Turkish situation. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/6]
1903 Aug 27
Manuscript letter from James David Bourchier, Balkan correspondent, The Times, to Howell concerning arrangements for Howell's visit to Greece and Turkey. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/7]
1904 Jan 7
Incomplete manuscript letter from British Consulate General, Salonika, Greece, to Howell concerning the internal affairs of Macedonia. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/8]
1904 Mar 23
Manuscript letter from Howell to Horace Howell (Howell's father) relating life in Simla, India. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/9]
1904 Aug 10
Manuscript letter from Howell to Horace Howell (Howell's father) discussing Army Intelligence, Simla, India. 8pp.
[HOWELL: 2/10]
1904 Nov 16
Manuscript letter from Howell to Horace Howell (Howell's father) relating to Howell's service with North West Frontier Patrol, Peshwar, India. 8pp.
[HOWELL: 2/11]
1905 Feb 23
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Douglas Haig, Inspector General Cavalry, India to Howell, thanking him for his work as a Cavalry officer, at Phandu Cavalry Camp, India. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/12]
1906 Feb 12
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Douglas Haig, Inspector General Cavalry, India, to Quarter-Master-General, India, forwarding copy of memorandum recommending nomination of Howell to Staff College, Quetta, India. 1p.
[HOWELL: 2/13]
1906 May 1
Manuscript letter from Howell to Horace Howell (Howell's father) relating to Army life in Simla, India. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 2/14]
[1906]
Incomplete manuscript letter from Howell to Horace Howell (Howell's father). 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/15]
1906 Aug 23
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Douglas Haig, Inspector General Cavalry, India, to Howell, thanking him for help in writing Staff Ride Report, dealing with matters relating to the Cavalry. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 2/16]
[1906]
Typescript examination paper from Staff College, Quetta, India, [by Howell], entitled 'Military History Paper No 8', discussing aspects of Boer War, with map and manuscript notes by examiners. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 2/17]
1907 Mar 8
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Douglas Haig, Director of Military Training, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, to Howell, relating to attitude in House of Commons to scheme of Rt Hon Richard Burdon Haldane MP, Secretary of State for War concerning Army reform. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/18]
1907 Oct 3
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Douglas Haig, Director of Military Training, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, to Howell, commenting on instructions for Staff College, Camberley, Surrey. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/19]
1907 Nov 7
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Douglas Haig, Director of Military Training, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, to Howell, commenting on Cavalry studies in Staff College, Camberley, Surrey. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/20]
1908 Feb 11
Manuscript letter from Howell to Horace Howell (Howell's father), describing Bazar Valley Expedition, near Peshwar, India. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/21]
1908 Sept 29
Manuscript order from Turkish Consulate, Vienna, granting passport to Howell to travel to Turkey and Persia as officer in Indian Army. 1p.
[HOWELL: 2/22]
1908 Oct 13
Manuscript letter from C Molington, The Times, to Howell, discussing telegrams sent by Howell to James David Bourchier, Balkan correspondent, The Times, concerning Turkish foreign policy 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/23]
1908 Oct 20
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Douglas Haig, Director of Staff Duties, War Office, to Howell, Foreign Office and General Staff, concerning general news from War Office and on the formation of Imperial General Staff. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 2/24]
[1908] Nov 15
Manuscript letter from Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP to his mother, mentioning James David Bourchier, Balkan correspondent, The Times and problems in Bosnia. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/25]
1908 Nov 20
Manuscript essay by Howell entitled, 'Amernia in 1908', including details on history and contemporary political situation of Armenia. 8pp. 2 copies
[HOWELL: 2/26]
1908 Dec 23
Manuscript letter from Father Badarpar (Roman Catholic priest) to Howell, discussing religious matters. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 2/27]
1909 Nov 18
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Chief of General Staff, to Howell, concerning army news from Simla, India, the proposed formation of a General Staff, and appointments made by Brig Gen William Riddell Birdwood, Officer Commanding Kohat Brigade, North West Frontier Passage, India and Maj Gen Sir Beauchamp Duff, [Chief of Staff, India]. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/28]
[1910] Jan 22
Manuscript letter from Gen Edmund Henry Hyman Allenby, Inspector of Cavalry to Howell regarding Howell's paper on re-organisation of the Cavalry Div. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 2/29]
[1910] Jan 24
Manuscript letter from Gen Edmund Henry Hyman Allenby, Inspector of Cavalry to Howell regarding Howell's paper on re-organisation of the Cavalry Div. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/30]
[1910] Jan 29
Manuscript letter from Gen Edmund Henry Hyman Allenby, Inspector of Cavalry, to Howell regarding Howell's paper on re-organisation of the Cavalry Div, and states it will be discussed by the Imperial General Council. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/31]
1911 Jan 26
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Chief of General Staff, India, to Howell, commenting on Indian officers having status of British officers. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 2/32]
1911 Mar 16
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Chief of General Staff, India, to Howell, commenting on Indian officers having status of British officers, and details of Haig's resignation from Legislative Council. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 2/33]
1911 Jun 22
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Chief of General Staff, India, to Howell, referring to the granting of commissions to Indians by General Staff India. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 2/34]
1911 Sept 21
Manuscript letter from Conrad Noel, Vicar of Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, to Rosalind 'Linnett' Buxton, commenting on her marriage to Howell. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 2/35]
1911 Oct 5
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Chief of General Staff, India, to Howell, relating views of Indian General Staff on reduction of Army, and arguing for a Cavalry division of 4 [Indian] Bde. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 2/36]
1912 Aug 31
Manuscript letter from C W Douglas, Horse Guards, Whitehall, to Howell, thanking him for his management of the skeleton force. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 2/37]
1912 Oct 5
Typescript lecture by Howell entitled, 'Balkans', given to students at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, and Aldershot Command, discussing the history and foreign policies of Turkey, Albania, Bosnia, Greece and Serbia, and British response to possible war in the Balkans. 10pp. 2 copies
[HOWELL: 2/38]
1913 Feb 27
Postcard sent by Colonel C Fostoff, from Tcherkeskey, to Howell, describing Battle of Boulair [Bulgaria], with picture of 3 Army showing Gen R Dimitrieff, Officer Commanding. In French. 1 postcard.
[HOWELL: 2/39]
1913 Oct 31
Manuscript letter from from Swedish Capt B Boy, 6 Regt Infantry, Swedish Army, to Howell, requesting to quote from Howell's The Campaign in Thrace (1913, Hugh Rees, London), in a book he is writing. In French. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 2/40]
1913 Oct 26
Manuscript letter from Lt Col Charles à Court Repington, military correspondent, to Howell, commenting on Howell's The Campaign in Thrace (1913, Hugh Rees, London). 4pp.
[HOWELL: 2/41]
1913 Dec 16
Manuscript letter from Howell, the Curragh, Ireland, on impressions of regimental soldiering at the Curragh, in particular discussions of regimental discipline and training. 11pp.
[HOWELL: 2/42]
[1913]
Incomplete manuscript and typescript notes on massacre of Armenians by Turkish troops. 1p
[HOWELL: 2/43]
[1913]
Rough manuscript notes by Howell on Army, entitled 'Some notes for Mr Asquith', in particular notes on the modernisation of the Army by Rt Hon Herbert Henry Asquith MP, Prime Minister. 13pp.
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[1913]
Rough manuscript note by Howell on making most of sentiment when creating policies. 1p.
[HOWELL: 2/45-93]
1909 Mar-1913 Jan
Manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, Mar 1909 to Jan 1913, mostly describing Howell's views on marriage. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 3] Diaries and
notebooks by Howell, written as
Balkan correspondent of The Times, with related
photograph albums, 1903-1910
[HOWELL: 3/1]
1903 Jan-1907 Mar
Manuscript journal by Howell, containing recollections of life from 1877 to 1902, and diary entries between Jan 1903 and Mar 1907, including description of service with Queen's Own Corps of Guides, India. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 3/2]
1903
Scrapbook mostly containing newspaper cuttings on Balkans by Howell, written as Balkan correspondent for The Times, with details on developments in Albanian, Bulgarian and Turkish dosmestic and foreign policy in 1903, and also greetings cards, correspondence, photographs and postcards detailing Howell's movements. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 3/3]
1903
Photograph album containing photographs of Balkans, taken by Howell whilst Balkan correspondent for The Times, with photographs from Turkey and Bulgaria, including photographs of the Bulgarian Army, and of uprisings against Turkey [by Macedonian Christians] and decapitated heads [of Macedonian Christians]. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 3/4]
[1903]
Photographs and photographic negatives taken by Howell as Balkan correspondent for The Times, at Kupulu, Albania. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 3/5]
1904-1908
Photograph album containing photographs of Howell's travels between 1904 and 1908, including journey from Abbotabad via Chilas, Gilgit to Chitral, India, Aug-Oct 1904; photographs of journey to Sukaram, Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Sept-Oct 1905; photographs of the family of Lt Gen Douglas Haig at Kaibar Pass, India, 1906; photographs of Russo-Japanese war, including photographs of executed Chinese spies, Korea 1907; photographs of Staff College, Quetta, India 1907-8; and expedition to Zakka Khel, near Quetta, India, 1908. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 3/6]
1905-1909
Manuscript notebook by Howell containing notes and newspaper cuttings on military history, including Battle of Waterloo, 1815, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71; notes and lectures on the development of military tactics, and training instructions for Cavalry and Infantry. 93pp.
[HOWELL: 3/7]
1908-1913
Scrap album containing cuttings, photographs and narrative detailing Howell's assignments as correspondent of The Times, including papers relating to Howell's travels in 1908 through Balkans and Asiatic Turkey, including photographs and narrative descriptions of Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Damascus, River Euphrates, and Baghdad; also including newspaper cuttings of Howell's articles for The Times, on internal Balkan politics, the Balkan Wars 1912-13, and on travelling across Arabia in a motor car 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 3/8/1]
1909
Pocket diary by Howell, containing brief notes on his service as General Staff Officer, Grade 3, War Office. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 3/8/2]
1910
Pocket diary by Howell, containing brief notes on his service as General Staff Officer, Grade 3, War Office. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 4] Papers relating to
Howell's service 1904-1910,
including training at Staff College Quetta, India
[HOWELL: 4/1/1]
1904 Nov
Typescript instructions for Howell relating to duties as a Staff Captain, Intelligence branch for Trans-Border Intelligence, Derajat, Bannu and Kohat Bdes, and Peshawar Div, India. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 4/1/2]
[1904]
Typescript instructions from Maj Gen Henry Chricton Sclater, Quarter Master General, Intelligence India, to Howell on training of Commissioned Officers and Non Commissioned Officers and Corps of Guides for reconnaissance work, India. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 4/1/3]
1904 Dec 14
Typescript letter from Lt Col George John Younghusband, Officer Commanding Corps of Guides, Mardan, to Maj Gen Henry Chricton Sclater, Quarter Master General, Intelligence India, commenting on instructions to Howell, on training of Commissioned Officers and Non Commissioned Officers and Corps of Guides for reconnaissance work, shown to Howell by Maj Gen Henry Chricton Sclater, Quarter-Master-General, Intelligence India. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 4/1/4]
1905 Jan 10
Typescript letter from Maj Gen Henry Chricton Sclater, Quarter Master General, Intelligence India, to Lt Col George John Younghusband, Officer Commanding Corps of Guides, Mardan, India, concerning inspection of Corps of Scouts. 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/1/5]
1905 Aug 1
Typescript letter from Col Wilfrid Malleson Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence India, Simla, India, to Howell, concerning relations between Howell and Lt Col George John Younghusband, Officer Commanding, Corps of Guides, and requesting information about Russian troop moves in Turkestan. 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/1/6]
1905 Apr-1905 Nov
Typescript notes entitled, 'Surveys and Reconnaissance', by Intelligence Branch, Office of the Quarter Master General, India, containing minutes and memoranda by Henry William Richard Senior, Maj William Crawford Walton, J G Lorimer, Native Political Officer, Col Wilfrid Malleson, Intelligence Branch, A S Hamilton, and Howell. 25pp.
[HOWELL: 4/1/7]
1905
Typescript notes by Howell, detailing proposed scheme of creation of Frontier Intelligence Corps in India. 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/1/8]
[1905]
Typescript notes by Howell, containing approximate estimates concerning the cost of Frontier Intelligence Corps in India. 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/1/9]
[1905]
Typescript diagram by Howell illustrating proposed initial working of Frontier Intelligence Corps in India. 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/1/10]
1905
Typescript report by Howell on provision of personnel, concerning Frontier Intelligence in India. 1p
[HOWELL: 4/1/11]
1905
Typescript report by Howell concerning the organization of Frontier Intelligence in India. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 4/1/12]
1910 Apr 29
Manuscript letter from Howell to [Gen Sir Douglas Haig], War Office, forwarding details of his work on Frontier Intelligence in India. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 4/1/13]
1910 Apr 29
Typescript note by Howell on Frontier Intelligence corps, giving arguments against its proposed abolition. 8pp
[HOWELL: 4/2/1]
1906 Oct 29
Typescript report by Gen Douglas Haig, Director of Military Training entitled, 'Proposed organisation of Mounted Troops for the Expeditionary Force', discussing role of cavalry in battle. 9pp.
[HOWELL: 4/2/2]
[1906]
Typescript report [by Howell] entitled, 'Organization of Mounted Troops of the Expeditionary Force', discussing role of cavalry in battle. 9pp.
[HOWELL: 4/2/3]
[1906]
Typescript report [by Howell] entitled, 'War Organization of Mounted Troops of the Expeditionary Force', discussing role of cavalry in battle. 10pp.
[HOWELL: 4/3/1]
1906 Nov 14
Manuscript notes made by Howell during time at Staff College, Quetta, India, on USA Civil War, including a table showing important military events in East Virginia, USA, 1 Jan-26 May 1862. 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/3/2]
1907 Jul 9
Typescript examination questions on Sikh Wars, for Senior Division Staff College, Quetta, India. 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/3/3]
1907 Jul 12
Manuscript examination answer by Howell, on Comparison of strategical positions at commencement of 1st Sikh War, Punjab, Dec 1846 and Boer War, Dec 1899, for Senior Division, Staff College, Quetta, India, with comments by Sir Wilkinson Dent Bird. 9pp.
[HOWELL: 4/3/4]
1907 Oct 4
Typescript essay question on Afridi campaign 1897-1898, related to possible second invasion of Tirah, for Senior Division, Staff College, Quetta, India, set by Sir Wilkinson Dent Bird, . 1p.
[HOWELL: 4/3/5]
1907 Oct 4
Howell's manuscript paper on Afridi campaign 1897-1898, related to possible second invasion of Tirah, for Senior Division, Staff College, Quetta, India, with comments by Sir Wilkinson Dent Bird. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 5] Papers relating to
Howell's service, 1909-1914,
including training at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey
and as Maj, 4 Hussars, The Curragh, Ireland
[HOWELL: 5/1/1]
1909 Nov 11
Manuscript letter from Maj George de Symons Barrow, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, to Howell, commenting on memorandum on army training 1909, regarding the proposed division of the Cavalry into three sections called Independent Cavalry , Protective Cavalry and Divisional Cavalry. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 5/1/2]
1910 Oct 13
Manuscript letter Maj Walter Howarth Greenly, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, to Howell, commenting on memorandum on army training 1909, regarding the proposed division of the Cavalry into three sections called Independent Cavalry , Protective Cavalry and Divisional Cavalry. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 5/1/3]
1910 Oct 14
Manuscript letter from Maj George de Symons Barrow, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, to Maj Walter Howarth Greenly, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, regarding the proposed division of the Cavalry into three sections called Independent Cavalry, Protective Cavalry and Divisional Cavalry. 1p.
[HOWELL: 5/1/4]
[1913]
Typescript notes [by Howell] on the Report of the Committee on the organization and training of Royal Naval War College'. 21pp.
[HOWELL: 5/1/5]
1913 Dec 16
Manuscript note from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding, Aldershot, General Officer Commanding, Aldershot, Hampshire, to Howell, forwarding typescript report concerning the education and training of Regimental Officers, for discussion at a General Staff Conference, Jan 1914. 1p.
[HOWELL: 5/1/6]
[1913 Dec]
Typescript report concerning the education and training of Regimental Officers, for discussion at a General Staff Conference, Jan 1914, forwarded to Howell by Gen Sir Douglas Haig. 9pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/1]
1912 Jun 24
Typescript plans by Howell, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, entitled 'Outdoor Cavalry Scheme', for manoeuvres near Farnborough and Winchester, for Senior Division. 13pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/2]
1912 Jul 1-1912 Jul 5
Typescript plans by Howell, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, entitled, 'Outdoor Cavalry Scheme: conduct of a strategic advanced guard', for manoeuvres for Senior Division. 10pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/3]
[1912]
Typescript notes [by Howell] entitled, 'Outdoor Cavalry Scheme: conduct of a strategic advanced guard', for directing Senior Division staff, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, on manoeuvres. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/4]
[1912]
Typescript notes [by Howell] entitled. 'Outdoor Cavalry Scheme', for directing Senior Division staff, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, on manoeuvres. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/5]
[1912]
Manuscript notes [by Howell] entitled 'Outdoor Cavalry Scheme', for directing Senior Division staff, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, on manoeuvres. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/6]
1913 Mar 26-1913 Mar 29
Typescript notes by Maj Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, on manoeuvres for a Naval and Military exercise, including lists of participants, and sketch map. 10pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/7]
1913 Mar 26-1913 Mar 29
Typescript notes on manoeuvres for a Naval and Military exercise at Staff College Camberley, including lists of participants. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/8]
1913 May 27
Typescript notes by [Col] Reginald Stewart Oxley and Howell, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, for manoeuvres, entitled, 'Scheme number 1, summer term, Conduct of a Covering Force', including list of participants and sketch map. 12pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/9]
[1913]
Typescript proposed ammendments to Chapters 3 and 5 of 'Manual of combined naval and military operations 1911'. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/10]
1914 May 17
Manuscript notes by Howell, the Curragh, Ireland, for manoeuvres, entitled, 'Patrol scheme for section leaders, number 4'. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 5/2/11]
1914 Jun 1-1914 Jun 12
Manuscript notes by Howell, the Curragh, Ireland, for manoeuvres, entitled, 'Patrol scheme for section leaders, 5 scheme. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/1]
[1912]
Typescript lecture by Howell, at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, concerning general principles of Cavalry tactics, and giving examples of the use of Cavalry troops in the nineteenth century. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/2]
[1912]
Typescript lecture by Howell, at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, entitled, 'Cavalry co-operation on the battlefield', with example of the use of the French Cavalry at Battle of Marengo, Italy, 1800, with related manuscript map of French forces at Battle of Marengo, Italy, 1800. 10pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/3]
1912 Mar 1
Typescript lecture by Howell, at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, entitled 'Reconnaissance I', concerning employment of Cavalry for reconnaissance purposes, with example from 1870 Franco-German War. 14pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/4]
[1912]
Typescript lecture by Howell, at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, entitled 'Reconnaissance II', concerning employment of Cavalry for reconnaissance purposes, with example from 1870 Franco-German War. 12pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/5]
[1912]
Manuscript notes for lecture by Howell, at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, on the use of the Cavalry in gaining and keeping the initiative in a battle, as against using the Cavalry for defence purposes. 14pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/6]
[1912]
Manuscript notes for lecture by Howell (at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey), regarding the use of Cavalry as a tactical advance force. 1p.
[HOWELL: 5/3/7]
[1912]
Manuscript notes for lecture by Howell (at Staff College, Camberley, Surrey), on role of Mounted Troops for reconnaissance purposes. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/8]
[1912]
Manuscript correspondence between Howell and [Maj Gen Sir] Neil Malcolm, Staff College, Camberley, concerning scheme by Howell on the role of mounted troops. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/9]
[1912]
Manuscript notes by Howell for Junior division, Staff College, Camberley, on outdoor manoeuvres for Cavalry, including sketch map. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 5/3/10]
[1912]
Manuscript notes by Howell for Junior division, Staff College, Camberley, on outdoor manoeuvres for Cavalry. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6] Official and
personal correspondence of Howell,
1914-1916, including correspondence relating to Howell's
service as Officer Commanding 4 Hussars and as Chief of
Staff Salonika Army, and correspondence relating to the
entry into World War One of Bulgaria
[HOWELL: 6/1/1-47]
1913 Aug-1914 Dec
Manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, Aug 1913 to Dec 1914, discussing Howell's service as Officer Commanding, 4 Hussars, The Curragh, Ireland, description of life in France and Belgium on the Western Front, and discussion of personal matters. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 6/1/48-98]
1915 Jan-1915 Apr
Manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, Jan 1915 to Apr 1915, discussing Howell's service as Officer Commanding, 4 Hussars, and describing life in France and Belgium on the Western Front. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 6/1/99-152]
1915 May-1915 Jul
Manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, May 1915 to Jul 1915 describing his service as Brig Gen, General Staff Cavalry Corps, and discussing life in France and Belgium on the Western Front, including the impracticalities of Cavarly divisions in World War One. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 6/1/53-116]
1915 Aug-1915 Dec
Manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, Aug 1915 to Dec 1915, describing his service as Brig Gen, General Staff, 10 Corps, in France and Belgium on the Western Front. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 6/1/117-160]
1916 Jan-1916 Jun
Manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, Jan 1916 to Jun 1916, as Brig Gen General Staff, British Salonika Force. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 6/1/161-165]
[1916]
Undated manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, during World War One, of a personal nature. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 6/1/166-235]
1916 Jul-1916 Oct
Manuscript letters written by Howell, to his wife Rosalind 'Linnett' Howell, Jul 1916 to Oct 1916, as Brig Gen General Staff Officer Grade 1, 2 Corps, in France and Belgium on the Western Front. 1 file.
[HOWELL: 6/2/1]
1914
Pocket diary by Howell, containing brief notes on his service as Officer Commanding, 4 Hussars, in Belgium, on the Western Front. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 6/2/2]
[1914]
Manuscript notes by Howell on Bulgaria, in particular Bulgaria's historical and contemporary relations with UK and Germany. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/3]
1914-1916
Scrapbook containing papers relating to relating to Howell service as Officer Commanding 4 Hussars, Chief of Staff, Salonika Army, and General Staff Officer Grade 1, 2 Corps, France, including newspaper cuttings, sketches of trench layout of the Western Front, in France and Belgium, photographs and postcards of France and Greece, and documents including extracts from Regimental Orders of 4 Hussars, Aug 1914-Feb 1915, and certificates showing mentions of Howell in despatches by FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, BEF (British Expeditionary Force) and Gen Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 6/2/4]
1914 Jan 2
Manuscript letter from Howell to Lt Col [Charles à Court Repington], the Curragh, discussing Howell's problems of setting examination paper on Imperial defence. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/5]
1914 Jan 4
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding, Aldershot Command, to Howell, outlining education problems in the Army and staff training. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/6]
1914 Feb 1
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding, Aldershot Command, to Howell, outlining education problems in the Army and staff training. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/7]
1914 Mar 27
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding, Aldershot Command, to Howell, discussing political situation in Northern Ireland and the matters relating to the Army Council. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/8]
1914 Apr 17
Typescript letter from Rt Hon James Ramsay Macdonald MP to Howell, outlining the problems of recruiting and Army training. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/9]
1914 Apr 26
Manuscript letter from Rt Hon Leopold Stenett Amery MP to Howell, containing questions about the Curragh especially correspondence with Gen Sir Arthur (Henry Fitzroy) Paget, Commander Forces in Ireland. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/10]
1914 May 12
Manuscript letter from Howell to Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding, Aldershot, Hampshire, critisising the views on War Office reform of Lt Col Charles à Court Repington, military correspondent. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/11]
1914 May 15
Manuscript letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding, Aldershot, Hampshire, to Howell, agreeing with Howell's criticisms of Lt Col Charles à Court Repington's views on War Office reform. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/12]
1914 Jul 27
Typescript letter from Henry Wickham Steed, Foreign Editor, The Times, to Howell, discussing arrangements for Howell to travel to Sophia, Bulgaria in event of The Times employing Howell as a special correspondent in the Balkans. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/13]
1914 Jul
Manuscript letter from Rt Hon George Butler Lloyd MP, to Howell, expressing his desire to enlist in event of war. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/14]
1914 Aug 4
Manuscript letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig to Howell, outlining the need to despatch the British Expeditionary Force to France and build up Army of 300,000 men. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/15]
1914 Aug 9
Manuscript letter from Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Quartermaster General, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), to Howell, summarising Britain's situation at outbreak of World War One. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/16]
1914 Aug 11
Typescript letter from Rt Hon Leopold Stenett Amery MP to Howell, arguing for the despatch of an expeditionary force to France, also including comments on infantry and cavalry tactical methods, and harmful influence of Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding 1 Corps, BEF (British Expeditionary Force) and FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander-in-Chief, BEF on Cavalry tactics. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/17]
1914 Aug 14
Manuscript letter from Howell to Gertrude Bell, on his departure to France, on the Western Front. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/18]
1914 Sept 15
Manuscript letter from Howell to Gertrude Bell, giving his impressions of France, on the Western Front. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/19]
1914 Sept 17
Typescript Special Order of the Day by FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), describing the Battle of the Aisne, France, and the Battle of the Marne, France, Sept 1914. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/20]
1914 Oct 3
Manuscript letter from Howell to Gertrude Bell, describing the situation in France, on the Western Front, and prospects for Allied victory. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/21]
[1914]
Manuscript letter from Gertrude Bell to Howell, describing the enthusiasm of young Army recruits, and British policy toward Persia. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/22]
1914 Nov 10
Manuscript letter from Howell to Henry Wickham Steed, Foreign Editor, The Times, reviewing situation in France and Belgium, on the Western Front, believing long periods of stalemate should be used for improving standard of officers, and the need for incentive amongst troops in the trenches. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/23]
1914 Nov 11
Manuscript letter from Howell to Henry Wickham Steed, Foreign Editor, The Times, discussing the standard of recruits, and the need for more training. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/24]
[1914]
Manuscript letter from J Alfred Spender, Editor, Westminster Gazette, to Howell, discussing compulsory service. 8pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/25-63]
1914 Oct 13-22
Typescript messages received by 4 Hussars, mostly from 3 Cavalry Bde, describing maneouvres near Hollebeke, Belgium on the Western Front. 40pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/64-82]
1914 Oct 27-29
Typescript messages received by 4 Hussars, mostly from 3 Cavalry Bde, including rough map of Hollebeke area, Belgium, with Allied and German trenches marked. 14pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/83]
1914 Nov 20
Typescript message received by Howell from Capt J B Egerton, C Squadron, 4 Hussars, describing German advance and evacuation of position held by C Squadron. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/84]
[1914]
Manuscript note by German POW. In German. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/85]
1915
Pocket diary by Howell, containing brief notes on his service as Brig Gen, General Staff Cavalry Corps, in Belgium, on the Western Front, and Brig Gen General Staff, British Salonika Force. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 6/2/86]
1915 Jan 1
Manuscript letter from Howell to J Alfred Spender, Editor, Westminster Gazette, discussing compulsory Army service and stressing the need for confidence in Allied victory amongst Allied troops in France and Belgium on the Western Front. 10pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/87]
1915 Jan 8
Manuscript letter from J Alfred Spender, Editor, Westminster Gazette, to Howell, discussing compulsory Army service and need for confidence in Allied victory amongst Allied troops in France and Belgium on the Western Front. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/88]
1915 Jan 16
Typescript letter from Howell to Headquarters, 3 Cavalry Bde, discussing the training of Cavalry Officers. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/89]
1915 Feb 1
Manuscript letter from Howell to Brevet Lt Col Oswald Arthur Gerald Fitzgerald, Personal Military Secretary to FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, urging Fitzgerald to argue with Kitchener, and Rt Hon Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Landsdowne, against Allied offensives in the Balkans until Balkan states are settled. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/90]
1915 Feb 8
Manuscript letter from Victoria de Bunsen to Howell, discussing personal matters. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/91]
1915 Feb 27
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, concerning Howell's reaction to rumours of an Allied Expedition to the Dardanelles, Turkey, and description of continued stalemate between Allied and German forces in France and Belgium, on the Western Front. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/92]
1915 Mar 14
Typescript instructions from Lt Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hyman Allenby, Officer Commanding Cavalry Corps, including appointment of Howell as Brig Gen, General Staff, Cavalry Corps. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/93]
1915 Feb 11
Manuscript letter from [Gen] Sir David (Graham Muchet) Campbell, Officer Commanding, 9 Lancers, to Howell, congratulating Howell on his appointment as Brig Gen, General Staff, Cavalry Corps. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/94]
1915 Apr 9
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP regarding the Balkan situation, discussion of German War aims, and whether neutral nations have a common peace policy. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/95]
1915 Apr 28
Typescript summary of Allied policy regarding the entry into World War One of Bulgaria and Greece. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/96]
1915 Apr 29
Manuscript letter by Howell to J Alfred Spender, Editor, Westminster Gazette, from Ypres, Belgium, discussing relations between French and British forces. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/97-107]
1915 May 17-26
Typescript messages between Howell and 5 Corps including messages regarding Allied defence around Ypres, Belgium and Allied withdrawal plans. 15pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/108]
1915 Jun 8
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Charles Roden Buxton MP, describing the stalemate of the conflict on the Western Front, the need to possibly consider terms of peace, and the need to bring neutral Balkan states into World War One on Allied side. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/109]
1915 Jun 9
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Charles Roden Buxton MP, discussing the reasons for the outbreak of World War One, and arguing against conscription. 8pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/110]
1915 Jun 14
Manuscript and typescript draft of letter from Howell to M Stancioff, Bulgarian Minister, describing the British view of World War One, particularly the British perception of the Bulgarian role in World War One. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/111]
1915 Jun 15
Typescript letter from Howell to M Stancioff, Bulgarian Minister, with the aim of persudaing Bulgaria to enter the war on the Allied side, and describing the British perception of the Bulgarian role in World War One. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/112]
1915 Jun 18
Official typescript report by Howell entitled 'The Military Situation in the Balkans', including a description of the strategic position of Turkey, an assessment of the Dardanelles Campaign and suggestion of an Allied attack on Turkey through Bulgaria. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/113]
1915 Jun 20
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Charles Roden Buxton MP, describing the need to dispel French fear of German aggression after peace, the hope that World War One will dissuade any nation from fighting again, and the need for a peace settlement on national lines. 10pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/114]
1915 Jun 23
Typescript letter from Lt Col Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, to Howell, commenting on Howell's report entitled 'The Military Situation in the Balkans', mostly suggesting the Bulgarians will not enter World War One on the Allied side as they are not convinced of Allied success, and with comments on the Dardanelles Campaign and the Western Front. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/115]
1915 Jun 23
Typescript letter from M Stancioff, Bulgarian Minister, replying to Howell's letter concerning the British perception of the Bulgarian role in World War One, and describing Bulgarian suspicions of France and Russia, and the need for a peace settlement on national lines. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/116]
1915 Jul 5
Typescript notes entitled 'Notes on Bulgaria', by Howell [to Lt Col Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V], discussing Bulgarian entry to World War One on the Allied side, mostly defining the terms of Bulgarian entry as claims to Bulgarian Macedonia and access the Aegean Sea, also describing Bulgarian fears of Russian advance in the Balkans, and Bulgarian perceptions of UK. 6pp. 2 copies.
[HOWELL: 6/2/117]
1915 Jul 9
Typescript letter from Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP to Howell, estimating risks concerning Bulgarian intervention, also forwarding typescript letter from Henry Wickham Steed, Foreign Editor, The Times, to Noel Buxton, suggesting intervention of Bulgaria in World War One on the Allied side, may upset UK relations with other Balkan states. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/118]
1915 Jul 10
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, discussing Bulgarian co-operation with Allied forces in World War One, and need to reassure Balkan States over Russian demands on the Dardanelles. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/119]
1915 Jul 13
Typescript letter from Lt Col Clive Wigram, Assistant Private Secretary to HM King George V, to Howell, commenting on report by Howell entitled, 'Notes on Bulgaria', the difficulty in Allied forces gaining Bulgarian co-operation without disrupting relations with Greece and Serbia, also discussion of Allied advances in Dardanelles, and news of the Grand Fleet. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/120]
1915 Jul 14
Typescript letter from Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP to Howell, discussing Bulgarian intervention in World War One on the Allied side. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/121]
1915 Jul 16
Typescript notes by Howell on trench digging entitled, 'Notes on Digging'. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/122]
1915 Jul 19
Manuscript note from [Col George Mark Watson Macdonogh, Head of Intelligence, British Armies in France] to Howell, agreeing to promote Howell's views on Bulgarian entry to World War One to the Foreign Office. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/123]
[1915]
Incomplete typescript note entitled, 'A Mission to Sifia [Sofia]', describing need for Allies to send delegation to Bulgaria to persuade Bulgarians to enter World War One on Allied side. 1p
[HOWELL: 6/2/124]
1915 Jul 20
Typescript and manuscript letter from Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, to Howell, discussing possible mission to Bulgaria to persuade Bulgarians to enter World War One on Allied side, and threat posed to UK by German submarines. 1p
[HOWELL: 6/2/125]
1915 Jul 20
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, forwarding notes on Balkan situation, and discussing Howell's meeting with Gen Sir Douglas Haig, General Officer Commanding 1 Army, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), Lt Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Reginald Balliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, regarding Bulgarian entry into World War One on the Allied side. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/126]
1915 Jul 20
Typescript report [by Howell], entitled, 'Summary of the Balkan Situation', describing relations between UK and Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Greece, and the best Anglo-French policy to achieve Bulgarian entry into World War One on the Allied side. 2 copies. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/127]
1915 Jul 22
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, criticising dismissal by Rt Hon Leopold Stenett Amery MP of the idea of Bulgarian entry into World War One on the Allied side. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/128]
1915 Jul 29
Typescript letter from Rt Hon Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Landsdowne, to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, thanking him for forwarding Howell's notes regarding the possible entry of Bulgaria to World War One on the Allied side, and commenting on the complexity of the situation. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/129]
[1915 Aug 6]
Incomplete manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, criticising arguments of J Alfred Spender, Editor, Westminster Gazette, against bringing Balkan states into World War One. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/130]
[1915] Aug 26
Manuscript letter from Maj Edmund Henry Hyman Allenby, Officer Commanding 5 Corps, to Howell, commenting on Western Front defences, mainly the idea of forming a large number of isolated posts as opposed to continuous lines of defence. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/131]
1915 Sept 14
Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, expressing fears of Bulgaria turning against Allies, and need for legislation for National Service. 4p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/132]
1915 Sept 20
Manuscript letter from J Alfred Spender, Editor, Westminster Gazette, to Howell, expressing arguments against compulsory National Service. 8pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/133]
[1915 Sept 20]
Incomplete manuscript letter from Howell to [Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP] discussing the danger of the Labour Party weakening Allies alliance, in relation to comments by Rt Hon [James Henry] Thomas MP. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/134]
1915 Oct 5
Manuscript letter from Howell to Mincoff [Bulgarian Minister, London] following Bulgarian entry into World War One on German side, including descriptions of Howell's interest in Bulgaria, and his disappointment in recent events. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/135]
1915 Oct 7
Manuscript letter from J Alfred Spender, Westminster Gazette, to Howell, criticising Howell's views of Bulgaria concerning Bulgaria's entry into World War One on the Allied side. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/136]
1915 Oct 10
Manuscript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP outlining general policies open to Allies in Eastern Europe and the Near East. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/137]
[1915 Oct 12]
Incomplete typescript notes [by Howell], entitled 'Notes on the Balkans', summarising strengths and weaknesses of Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian, German, Turkish and Anglo-French armies in the Balkans, and advising Allies to detatch Bulgaria from Alliance with Germany by granting Bulgarian demands, also list of recipients of Howell's typescript 'Notes on the Balkans'. 7pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/138]
1915 Oct 12
Manuscript letter from Maj Gen Sir Ivor Maxse, Officer Commanding 15 Div, to Howell, thanking him for typescript notes by Howell entitled 'Notes on the Balkans. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/139]
1915 Oct 14
Manuscript letter from Rt Hon Leopold Stenett Amery MP to Howell, criticising policy of Allied withdrawal from Dardanelles and insisting on need to support Serbia and Greece rather than Bulgaria. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/140]
1915 Oct 16
Typescript letter Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, to Howell, thanking Howell for typescript notes entitled 'Notes on the Balkans', and commenting on unnecessary panic regarding Allied relations with Balkan nations. 2 copies. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/141]
1915 Oct 17
Typescript letter from General Staff, HQ of the Eastern Armies, Major of 3rd Bureau, to Howell, commenting on Howell's typescript notes, 'Notes on the Balkans'. In French. 9pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/142]
1915 Oct 18
Manuscript letter from Rt Hon Leopold Stenett Amery MP to Howell, commenting on Howell's typescript notes, 'Notes on the Balkans', especially effects of Allies deserting Serbia to support Bulgaria. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/143]
1915 Oct 25
Typescript letter from Rt Hon (Edgar Algernon) Robert Cecil MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Howell commenting on Howell's typescript notes, 'Notes on the Balkans', especially effects of Allied military obligations to Serbia. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/144]
1915 Oct 27
Typescript notes by Howell entitled, 'Notes on the Dardanelles', outlining courses open to Allied forces in the Dardanelles, mostly discussing the effect of Allied withdrawal from the Dardanelles. 2 copies. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/145]
1915 Oct 29
Manuscript letter from Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill MP to Howell, thanking him for typescript by Howell, 'Notes on the Dardanelles'. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/146]
1915 Oct 29
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Hon Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng, General Officer Commanding 9 Corps to Howell, describing the positions of Allied forces at Suvla and Dardanelles, Turkey, the need for more ammunition, and discussion of future of Allied force in Dardanelles, Turkey. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/147]
1915 Oct 31
Manuscript letter from Lt Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Chief of British Mission to the French Army, General Headquarters, to Howell commenting on typescript by Howell entitled, 'Notes on the Balkans', and discussing Allied relations with Greece and Romania. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/148]
1915 Nov 1
Typescript and manuscript letter from Rt Hon Lord Stanfordham, private secretary to King George V, to Howell, arguing against the withdrawal of Allied forces from the Dardanelles, Turkey. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/149]
1915 Nov 2
Manuscript letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, to Howell, thanking Howell for letters and typescript by Howell entitled, 'Notes on the Dardanelles', and discussing failure by FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, BEF (British Expeditionary Force) to send reserves to Western Front by deadline of 25 Sept 1915, and possible Allied landings at Salonika, Greece. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/150]
1915 Nov 7
Manuscript draft of letter by Howell to Rt Hon David Lloyd George MP, Minister for Munitions, including manuscript notes on Salonika Expedition, setting out Howell's assessment of the Allied Expedition to Salonika, Greece, including problems the Expedition will face. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/151]
[1915]
Notebook entitled, 'Staffs of the Salonika Army', listing officers who are part of British Salonika Force. 11p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/152]
[1915]
Typescripts [by Howell] entitled, 'General principles governing the organisation of a force to operate in Macedonia', and 'Question of organisation for offensive operations', relating to the actions of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Salonika, Greece. 10pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/153]
1915 Nov 16
Typescript [by Howell] entitled, 'Summary of situation in Macedonia', describing operations and administration of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Salonika, Greece. 2 copies. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/154]
1915 Dec 4
Typescript instructions by Howell, for Divisional Commanders of Allied forces in Salonika, Greece, describing intention and choices open to Mediterranean Expeditionary Force for the defence of Salonika, Greece. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/155]
1915 Dec 18
Typescript letter from Gen Sir Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of the General Staff, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, to Howell, relating to Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Salonika, Greece, mostly discussing problems with the French over defensive lines, also arrangements for further Divisions and supplies to be sent from London, and details on Allied relationship with Greeks. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/156]
1915 Dec 21
Typescript letter from Gen Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of the General Staff, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, to Howell, discussing chances of German attack in Balkans, changes in staff, liaison with the Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, BEF (British Expeditionary Force) and French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Officer Commanding Allied Army of the Orient, and news of evacuation of Allied troops from Suvla Bay, Turkey. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/157]
[1915]
Typescript letter from Howell to Gen Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of the General Staff, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, referring to telegram from London, and forwarding copy of letter Howell has written to French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Officer Commanding Allied Army of the Orient. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/158]
1915 Dec 21-1915 Dec 30
Manuscript letter to Howell, concerning demands for supplies to London for travelling armoury workshop for Allied forces in Balkans. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/159]
[1915]
Typescript notes [by Howell] entitled, 'Balkan Military Policy', outlining objectives of Allied forces in Balkan region. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/160]
[1915]
Typescript notes [by Howell] outlining objections to Allied expedition to Salonika, Greece, and failure of Dardanelles Campaign. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/161]
1916
Pocket diary by Howell, containing brief notes on his service as Chief of Staff, Salonika Army, and General Staff Officer Grade 1, 2 Corps, Belgiun, on the Western Front. 1 vol.
[HOWELL: 6/2/162]
[1916]
Incomplete manuscript letter from [Lt Col] Glyn Keith Murray Mason, [10 Div] to Howell, relating stalemate after Allied landings in Salonika, Greece, and desire to return to Western Front. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/163]
1916 Jan 16
Typescript letter from Howell to [Capt Roger John Brownlow Keyes, Grand Fleet Capt and R Adm], arguing against basing British Salonika Force for Salonika Greece, at Alexandria, Egypt. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/164]
1916 Jan 16
Typescript letter from Howell to [Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff] describing the unlikelyhood of an attack by German forces on British Salonika Force in Salonika, Greece, and the possibility of detatching Bulgaria or Turkey from Central Powers. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/165]
1916 Jan 19
Typescript letter from Howell to Rt Hon Noel Buxton MP, outlining his opinion of the futility of position of Allied force at Salonika, Greece, describing Russian fears of German advance in the Balkans following withdrawal of Anglo-French forces, and commenting on possibility of changing allegiance of Bulgaria from Central Powers to Allies by the granting of territorial claims. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/166]
1916 Jan
Typescript letter from James David Bourchier, Balkan correspondent, The Times, discussing the possible political destabilisation of Turkey, describing the chances of economic crisis in Bulgaria, and outlining the possibility of detatching Bulgaria from the Central Powers. 2 copies. 6pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/167]
1916 Jan 27
Typescript notes by Howell entitled, 'Notes on the Balkans', summarising situation of Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian, German, Turkish, and Anglo-French Armies in Balkans and possibility of changing allegiance of Bulgaria from Central Powers to Allies by the granting of territorial claims. 2 copies. 11pp
[HOWELL: 6/2/168]
1916 Jan-1916 Mar
Typescript notes on Allied policy in Balkans and entitled 'Notes on the Balkans', by Arthur Moore, T C [Maj Gen Travers Edward Clarke, Quarter Master General, British Salonika Force], [Cunliff Owen], Wratislau and F Gordon, also including comments on typescript notes by Howell describing the difficulties in detatching Bulgaria from Central Powers, and into alliance with Allies. 14pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/169]
1916 Feb 2
Manuscript letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, to Howell, relating news from GHQ, describing relationship with French Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander in Chief of the French Armies, and likelihood of Howell remaining in Balkans. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/170]
1916 Feb 4
Typescript letter from Howell to Capt Roger John Brownlow Keyes, Grand Fleet Captain and R Adm, describing difficulties of British Salonika Force in Salonika, Greece, including problems of being under French command, and carrying out new tactics. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/171]
1916 Feb 6
Manuscript letter from Gen William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff to Howell, thanking Howell for typescript, 'Notes on the Balkans'. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/172]
1916 Feb 8
Incomplete typescript letter from Lady Haig to Howell, mentioning relations between [Rt Hon W[inston] C[hurchill MP, Minister of Munitions] and Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief, British Armies in France. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/173]
1916 Feb 10
Manuscript letter from Capt Roger John Brownlow Keyes, Grand Fleet Captain and R Adm, to Howell, agreeing with Howell and [Maj Gen] Travers Edwards Clarke, Quarter Master General, British Salonika Force, in their arguments against basing Anglo-French Mediterranenan Expeditionary Force for Salonika, Greece, in Egypt. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/174]
1916 Feb 16
Typescript by Howell entitled, 'Notes on the Balkans No 2', outlining the need for Germany to have Bulgarian assistance in the Balkans, describing as unlikely a Bulgarian invasion of Salonika, Greece, and policies open to Bulgaria in Balkans, also including list of recipients of Howell's typescript. 2 copies. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/175]
1916 Feb 20
Typescript letter from Gen Arthur Lynden-Bell, Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, to Howell, discussing views of French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Officer Commanding Allied Army of the Orient, on Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Salonika, Greece, and complaining about the detaining of two anti-aircraft guns by Capt Roger John Brownlow Keyes, Grand Fleet Captain and R Adm. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/176]
1916 Feb 21
Manuscript letter from Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, to Gen Bryan Thomas Mahon, General Officer Commanding British Salonika Force, discussing relations with French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Officer Commanding Allied Army of the Orient, general diplomacy in Balkans and expressing confidence in Howell. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/177]
1916 Feb 11,1916 Feb 24
Typescript copy of extract from leading articles in Greek newspaper, Patris discussing relations between the Allies and Greece, and stating that Greece should have allied herself with Allies at an earlier stage of World War One. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/178]
1916 Feb 27
Manuscript letter from Sister Augustine, St Paul's Hospital, [Salonika, Greece] to Howell, giving information on wounded troops. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/179]
[1916 Mar 6]
Manuscript letter from Howell to Chief London [Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff] and Chief Egypt [Gen Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, Officer Commanding, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force], discussing possible offensives of Anglo-French troops in Salonika, Greece, against Bulgaria. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/180]
[1916]
Manuscript letter from [Gen Bryan Thomas Mahon, General Officer Commanding, British Salonika Force], Headquarters Salonika, Greece, Army to Howell, discussing relations with War Office and French Gen Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail, Officer Commanding Allied Army of the Orient. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/181]
1916 Mar 9
Typescript letter from Howell to Chief London [Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff], discussing the possibility of Bulgarian and German moves to destabilise Greece, and necessity of decision on Allied policy toward Bulgaria. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/182]
1916 Mar 13
Typescript letter from Howell to Maj Gen Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of General Staff, describing difficulties in relations with [Maj Cyril] de Putron, Lancashire Fusiliers, and comments on manpower problems of 12 Corps and 26 Div. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/183]
1916 Mar 14
Manuscript letter from Greek [Gen] C Kontoyannis, Drama [Greek Divisional Commander] to Howell, thanking Howell for letter. In French. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/184]
1916 Mar 15
Pamphlet by Howell entitled, 'Notes on warfare in the Balkan States', describing Balkan characteristics and notes on concealment. 13pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/185]
1916 Mar 17
Manuscript report by Special Commissaire, Service de Sûreté, Salonika, Greece, that Troupakis (Greek Chief of Police) has received a wire from M Skonladis, Greek Prime Minister enquiring if Howell is negotiating with Bulgaria, and reporting that he is being watched. In French. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/186]
1916 Mar 18
Manuscript letter from Greek Gen Gennadis, Officer Commanding Greek 4 Corps, to Howell, on receipt of letter from Howell. In French. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/187]
1916 Mar 20
Typescript letter from Howell to Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, discussing the situation of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Macedonia, the advantages and disadvantages of Allied expedition to Salonika, Greece, up to Mar 1916, and expressing the view that relations with French would be disrupted if Mediterranean Expeditionary Force left area. 9pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/188]
1916 Mar 21
Manuscript letter from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief of British Armies in France, to Howell, describing attempts by Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, to get UK troops out of Salonika, Greece, reporting news of Allied conference at Chantilly, France, describing German offensive at Verdun, France, and noting return from India of Gen Sir Alexander Stanhope Cobbe. 4pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/189]
1916 Mar 26
Manuscript letter from Greek Gen Bairis, Serrès, Officer Commanding Greek 6 Div, to Howell, giving personal greetings. In French. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/190]
1916 Mar 27
Manuscript letter from Greek Gen Frotier, Officer Commanding Brigade of Chasseurs d'Afrique, Kukus, Greece, to Howell, thanking Howell for pamphlet, 'Notes on warfare in the Balkan States'. In French. 2pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/191]
1916 Apr 4
Typescript letter from Maj Gen Arthur Lynden-Bell, Maj Gen Sir Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of General Staff British Salonika Force, to Howell, commenting on Howell avoiding direct correspondence with War Office, and also including comments on Gen Bryan Thomas Mahon, Officer Commanding British Salonika Force, Lt Col Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, Earl of Granard, Assistant Military Secretary to Mahon, and [Maj Cyril] de Putron, Lancashire Fusiliers. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/192]
1916 Apr 5
Typescript letter from Howell to Gen Sir William Robert Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, criticising offensive by Anglo-French forces for fear of Bulgarian reprisals and of resulting in trench warfare, and suggesting offensive in a more easterly direction. 3pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/193]
1916 Apr 23
Typescript correspondence by telegram by Howell and Maj Gen Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of General Staff, concerning promotion of General Staff Officers, also including typescript notes by Howell on officers selected for promotions. 5pp.
[HOWELL: 6/2/194]
1916 May 3
Typescript letter from Howell to [Brig Gen Francis George] Fuller, criticising the training of Anglo-French forces in Salonika, Greece. 1p.
[HOWELL: 6/2/195]
1916 May 5
Manusript and typescript letter from Howell to Maj Gen Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of General Staff British Salonika Force, forwarding recent telegrams with the War Office and regarding the organisation and operation of Anglo-French forces in Salonika, Greece. 15pp.