ABSTRACT
The author concernes really to give in some detail what he thought should be the subjects for discussion and decision in that Cabinet, and began by saying that any general review of the war must commence with a comprehensive examination of the naval situation based on the principle that the maintenance of sea supremacy makes the first claim on the resources of the country. He made various suggestions for combating the U-boat and urged that an inter-Allied Naval Conference was desirable. Jellicoe had only just commenced work at the Admiralty and discussion of naval questions should be postponed for a few days. Equally those concerned in economic questions were new to their work. In the intense rush of work this week it has been quite impossible to keep a diary. The War Cabinet took some time to settle down to the new system and his diary, indicates that at times he was rather exasperated.
