World War I portal Bund der Asienkämpfer Footnotes War Office policy in March 1916 was to withdraw as many troops as possible from Salonika, remain disengaged in the Balkans, keep Egypt secure and 'to keep a reserve in Egypt for India as long as it seems likely to be required' and get everyone else to France.
Fodnoter Krigsministeriets politik i marts 1916 gik ud på at trække så mange tropper som muligt fra Thessaloniki, undgå at blive involveret på Balkan, holde Egypten sikkert og 'beholde en reserve i Egypten til Indien for så længe det synes sandsynligt at der er behov for den' og sende alle andre til Frankrig.