PALE ORDERS is a term used to describe the orders given by the British government during World War I. The orders were issued to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and were intended to limit the amount of casualties suffered by the British forces. ALES is an acronym for 'Allowable Losses Exceeded Significantly', which was the official name for the PALE ORDERS. The orders were designed to limit the number of casualties suffered by the BEF, and they were implemented in order to ensure that the British forces would remain effective in battle.