The Admiralty were authorised and pressed to build or obtain special craft for landing 50,000 men wherever a landing might be required.
13th Meeting of War Council, February 19th, 1915.
Transports ordered to be got ready:—
1. To convey troops from Egypt to the Dardanelles;
2. To convey the 29th Division from England to the Dardanelles,
but no final decision to be taken as to 29th Division.
14th Meeting of War Council, February 24th, 1915.
General Birdwood selected to join Admiral Carden before the Dardanelles.
The decision as to sending 29th Division postponed.