He was assured that none of his mounted units would be transferred from the EEF, and was told "that there was no intention of curtailing such activities as he considered justified by his resources."
Han fik forsikring om, at ingen af hans beredne enheder ville blive overført fra ekspeditionsstyrken og fik at vide, "at det ikke var hensigten at begrænse de aktiviteter, som han mente berettigede med hans ressourcer."