ABSTRACT
On his visit to the Admiralty on April 30th, Lloyd George first set himself to relieve the First Sea Lord of as much detail as possible, in which he had Sir John Jellicoe's cordial agreement. The situation remained unsatisfactory for a time, but, Jellicoe resigned and succeeded by Wemyss as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff. Undoubtedly Jellicoe was one of the great figures of the war. For a long time past the War Office General Staff had been furnishing a weekly appreciation on the military operations of the war, which was of great value, not only to the War Office, but also to the War Cabinet. The Admiralty had always demurred to the suggestion that they should furnish a similar report, but Lloyd George recommended that this should be done. Although Lloyd George's report had been accepted by both the War Cabinet and the Admiralty, that department was not yet at the end of its troubles.
