ABSTRACT
The British Government having accepted in principle the extension of the line held by the British Army on the Western Front, the two Governments are agreed that the question of the extension and the time at which it should take place should be left for arrangement between the two Commanders-in-Chief. An extension was approved in principle, but the amount of the extension and the time when it was to take place were still left to the two Commanders-in-Chief. The extension of the line had always been discussed on the assumption that the battle of Flanders would continue for some time and might be resumed in 1918. The battle of Flanders came to an end on November 10th. In the last half of November the French began to withdraw their First Army, and by the beginning of December six of its eight divisions had been withdrawn.
