Navy War Council
From The Dreadnought Project
The Navy War Council was a committee of the Royal Navy formed in October, 1909 to perform the basic function of a general staff, and to formulate naval war plans and study naval strategy.
The Council was formed of four permanent ex-officio members, being assigned the following responsibilities;
- President of the War Council and Chief of Staff – First Sea Lord
- Director of Naval Intelligence
- Director of Naval Mobilisation
- Secretary of the Naval War Council – Assistant Secretary to the Admiralty
Other department heads of the Admiralty could be summoned, to act as members of the council as and when their expertise was required.
