3.00 P.M.: The Russian Council of Ministers meets and decides if Austria-Hungary takes action against Serbia, to move to partial mobilisation, that is, to mobilise in those military districts facing Austria-Hungary. The Tsar is to be asked to approve the measure the next day.
They discuss what advice to give Serbia and Sazonov is to contact the other major powers to seek an extension of the deadline so each country can take a view on the Austro-Hungarian case. [More]