Afternoon: Pourtalès reports to Berlin the view in
Posted on July 26th, 1914 by admin
Afternoon: Pourtalès reports to Berlin the view in St Petersburg that the ultimatum could be made acceptable. If Vienna modifies its demands direct talks between Austria-Hungary and Russia should take place and if they succeeded then St Petersburg would be ready to “advise” Belgrade to accept the revised document.
Pourtalès adds he has the impression Sazonov’s friendlier attitude is the result of news from Paris and London. He is mistaken.