Wednesday, December 13, 1916
Cloudy
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Archive Silence
Map Unavailable
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H.H. Asquith
No correspondence or official record found.
Map Unavailable
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-12-13Top News
Daily Edition
French General Robert Nivelle replaced Joseph Joffre as Commander-in-Chief of the French Army.. A British force mobilized to recapture Kut in Mesopotamia.. HMS Landrail sank the German submarine UB-29.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Maurice Hankey
"It would be cruelty to animals to expect a serious letter to-night. ... Ll. G. has crocked up again after this morning's meeting..."
Lord Riddell
"Burnham says it would be well for L. G. to see General Allenby, who is here on leave. ... Wrote to L. G. accordingly..."
Cynthia Asquith
"Beb went a-hunting. ... It is true about Elizabeth’s engagement to Gibson. Margot is bitterly opposed..."