Admiralty Navy War Council

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Admiralty Navy War Council
Admiralty

The Admiralty Navy War Council

Admiral Fisher[2] it existed until 1911 when it was later replaced by the Admiralty War Staff
.

History

In May 1909, the

Admiralty department heads could be summoned, to act as members of the council as and when their expertise was required.[3] Its role acted as a precursor to the establishment of a professional naval staff function; it would initially devise on naval war plans, and also given an advisory role on naval strategy matters [4]
The council held a series of nine meetings between 13 October 1909 and 10 June 1911 [5] before it was abolished and replaced by the Admiralty War Staff in January 1912.

Council members

The Council had of four members, including [5]

  • First Sea Lord
    , and President of the War Council and Chief of Staff.
  • Director of Naval Intelligence
    .
  • Director of Naval Mobilisation.
  • Secretary of the Navy War Council who was the
    Assistant Secretary to the Admiralty
    .

References

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  3. ^ "Navy War Council". The Dreadnought Project.
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  5. ^ a b "Navy War Council". The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 3 March 2017.

Attribution

Primary source for this article is by *Harley, Simon and Lovell, Tony (2015).Navy War Council, dreadnoughtproject.org, Harley and Lovell.

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