X,AND AND .W.ATEE, 
May 22, 1915, 
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br 33 feet, above the upper houses of Krithia, and 
lies only a mile in front of that place. But, on 
the other hand, this saddle is completely com- 
manded by rocky slopes rising upon either side to 
north-west, the lesser summit of 144 metres to the 
south-east, the high summit of Achibaba itself 
marked by an X and 216 metres above the sea. 
The whole saddle is commanded at ranges of less 
than 2,000 yards from the slopes of these twin 
hills. 
In a word the depression in front of Krithia 
cannot be used by the assault until the summits 
commanding it from either side are carried and 
the Achibaba position will not be in the hands of 
the Allies until the points D and X have both been 
seized. 
A further matter to note is that the slopes 
towards the .^gean are so precipitous that, while 
the plateau, with its culminating ridge along 
which the position lies, can indeed be shelled in 
reverse from the sea, yet the ships will have to lie 
far out to effect their purpose. 
While the troops on land are attacking from 
the Krithia side, the ships will be able to shell 
the position from the north-eastern side as along 
the arrow 1, and it is notorious that fire thus 
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