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French Chief of the General Staff tells French Minister of War

Posted on July 31st, 1914 by admin

French Chief of the General Staff tells French Minister of War that every 24 hour delay in mobilising means a 10 to 12 km loss of French territory. He says Germany is secretly mobilising. (This is not true).

German ambassador tells the French Prime Minister of the German warning to Russia that if doesn’t stop mobilising Germany will mobilise and for Germany mobilisation means war.

He wants to know if France will remain neutral in a Russo-German conflict. He wants an answer within 18 hours.

French cabinet discuss the Chief of the General Staff’s views and agree to wait until the 4.00 P.M. next day to decide on mobilising.

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