[Footnote 37: Austria declined conversations on July 28 (_Correspondence_, No. 93); but for conversations of July 31 see _Correspondence_, No. III; of August I, see Appendix V.]

[Footnote 38: _Correspondence_, No. 70 (I). M. Sazonof to Russian Amba.s.sador at Berlin, July 28.]

[Footnote 39: _Correspondence_, No. 72. Sir G. Buchanan to Sir E. Grey, July 28.]

[Footnote 40: German White Book, pp. 43, 45 (in Appendix I, _infra_).]

[Footnote 41: _Correspondence_, No. 76. Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, July 29.]

[Footnote 42: German White Book, p. 42, Exhibit 17 (_infra_, Appendix I).]

[Footnote 43: _Correspondence_, No. 105 (Enclosure 3), July 30.]

[Footnote 44: German White Book, p. 7; the date of the warning seems to be July 27.]

[Footnote 45: German White Book, p. 40, Exhibit II.]

[Footnote 46: _Ibid_. p. 9.]

[Footnote 47: _Ibid_. p. 10.]

[Footnote 48: _Correspondence_, No. 85. Sir E. Goschen to Sir E. Grey, July 29.]

[Footnote 49: _Ibid_. No. 101. Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, July 30.]

[Footnote 50: _Correspondence_, No. 123. Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, Aug. 1.]

[Footnote 51: _Ibid_. No. 105. Sir E. Grey to Sir F. Bertie, July 30.]

[Footnote 52: _Ibid_. No. 119. Sir E. Grey to Sir F. Bertie, July 31.]

[Footnote 53: _Ibid_. No. 114, 120, 122.]

[Footnote 54: _Ibid_. No. 148. Sir E. Grey to Sir F. Bertie, Aug. 2.]

[Footnote 55: _Ibid_. No. 153. Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, Aug. 4.]

[Footnote 56: _Ibid_. No. 159. Sir E. Grey to Sir E. Goschen, Aug. 4]

CHAPTER V

NEGOTIATORS AND NEGOTIATIONS

For purposes of reference the following list of _dramatis personae_ may be useful:--

GREAT BRITAIN: King George V, _succ_. 1910.

_Foreign Secretary_: Sir Edward Grey.

_Amba.s.sadors from France_: M. Paul Cambon.

_Russia_: Count Benckendorff.

_Germany_: Prince Lichnowsky.

_Austria_: Count Albert Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein.

_Belgium_: Count A. de Lalaing (_Minister_).

RUSSIA: Emperor Nicholas II, _succ_. 1894.

_Foreign Secretary_: M. Sazonof.

_Amba.s.sadors from Great Britain_: Sir George Buchanan.

_France_: M. Paleologue.

_Germany_: Count Pourtales.

_Austria_: Friedrich Count Szapary.

FRANCE: Raymond Poincare, _President, elected_ 1913.

_Premier_: M. Viviani.

_Acting Foreign Secretary_: M. Doumergue.

_Amba.s.sadors from Great Britain_: Sir Francis Bertie.

_Russia_: M. Isvolsky.

M. Sevastopoulo (_Charge d'Affaires_).

_Germany_: Baron von Schoen.

_Austria_: Count Scezsen.

GERMANY: Emperor William II, _succ_. 1888.

_Imperial Chancellor_: Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg.

_Foreign Secretary_: Herr von Jagow.

_Amba.s.sadors from Great Britain_: Sir Edward Goschen.

Sir Horace Rumbold (_Councillor_).

_Russia:_ M. Swerbeiev.

M. Bronewsky (_Charge d'Affaires_).

_France:_ M. Jules Cambon.

_Austria_: Count Ladislaus Szogyeny-Marich.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Emperor Francis Joseph, _succ_. 1848.

_Foreign Secretary_: Count Berchtold.

_Amba.s.sadors from Great Britain_: Sir Maurice de Bunsen.

_Russia_: M. Schebesco.

M. Kondachev (_Charge d'Affaires_).

_France_: M. Crozier.

_Germany_: Herr von Tschirscky-und-Bogendorff.

ITALY: King Victor Emmanuel III, _succ_. 1900.

_Foreign Secretary_: Marquis di San Giuliano.

_Amba.s.sador from Great Britain_: Sir Rennell Rodd.

BELGIUM: King Albert, _succ_. 1909.

_Minister of Great Britain_: Sir Francis Villiers.

SERVIA: King Peter, _succ_. 1903.