[Footnote 94:  Correspondence, No. 121.  Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, July 31.]

[Footnote 95:  Ibid.  Nos. 131, 133, 135.]

[Footnote 96:  Russian Orange Book, No. 58 (infra Appendix VI).]

[Footnote 97:  Ibid.  No. 133.  Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, August 1, encloses a telegram of July 31, to the effect that ’The Austro-Hungarian Ambassador declared the readiness of his Government to discuss the substance of the Austrian ultimatum to Servia.  M. Sazonof replied by expressing his satisfaction, and said it was desirable that the discussions should take place in London with the participation of the Great Powers.’]

[Footnote 98:  German White Book, p. 8.]

[Footnote 99:  Ibid. p. 9, Exhibit No. 17.]

[Footnote 100:  Correspondence, No. 76.  Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, July 29:  ’His Excellency denied German Government had done this.  Nevertheless it is true.’]

[Footnote 101:  Ibid.  No. 99.  Sir F. Bertie to Sir E. Grey, July 30.]

[Footnote 102:  Correspondence.  Enclosure 3 in No. 105.  French Minister for Foreign Affairs to M. Cambon.]

[Footnote 103:  Ibid.]

[Footnote 104:  German White Book, p. 48 (see infra, Appendix I).]

[Footnote 105:  Correspondence, No. 138.  Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, Aug. 1.]

[Footnote 106:  Correspondence, No. 24.  Sir E. Grey to Sir G. Buchanan, July 25.]

[Footnote 107:  Correspondence, No. 47.  Sir E. Grey to Sir G. Buchanan, July 27.]

[Footnote 108:  Ibid.  No. 89.  Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, July 29.]

[Footnote 109:  Correspondence, No. 85.  Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, July 29 (received July 29).]

[Footnote 110:  Ibid.  No. 101.  Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, July 30.]

[Footnote 111:  Correspondence, No. 109.  Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, July 31.]

[Footnote 112:  Ibid.  No. 106.  Sir R. Rodd to Sir E. Grey, July 30.]

[Footnote 113:  Correspondence, No. 114.  Sir E. Grey to Sir F. Bertie and Sir E. Goschen, July 31.]

[Footnote 114:  Ibid.  No. 125.  Sir F. Bertie to Sir E. Grey, July 31.]

[Footnote 115:  Ibid.  No. 122.  Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, July 31.  It may be observed that by the Hague Convention of 1907, Belgium was bound to impose this embargo after the ultimatum of Germany to Russia (Art. 2).]

[Footnote 116:  Correspondence, No. 123.  Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, August 1.]

[Footnote 117:  The Times, August 28, 1914, p. 9, cols. 5 and 6.]

[Footnote 118:  See The Times, August 27, 1914.  The Imperial Chancellor telegraphed to Prince Lichnowsky:  ’Germany is ready to take up the English proposal if England guarantees with her forces the absolute neutrality of France in a Russo-German conflict....  We promise that the French frontier shall not be passed by our troops before 7 p.m. on Monday, August 3, if England’s consent is given in the meantime.’]