Afternoon: Following the information received Tuesday about Austro-Hungarian intentions regarding Serbia, Bethmann telegrams Tschirschky complaining of confusing policies coming from Vienna. It says it will not take Serbian territory yet it might let other Balkan countries take parts of Serbia.
He softens the impact of his complaint by telling Tschirschky he is only to indicate to Berchtold that it is “advisable to take precautions to avert mistrust of his declarations to the Powers on the subject of Serbian integrity”.