9.00 A.M.: Goschen’s dispatch containing Bethmann’s
Posted on July 30th, 1914 by admin
9.00 A.M.: Goschen’s dispatch containing Bethmann’s proposal for British neutrality reaches London.
Crowe minutes “these astounding proposals … reflect discredit on the statesman who makes them”. He concludes Germany is practically determined to go to war and the one restraining influence is the fear that Britain will join in the defence of France and Belgium. Grey is equally aghast at the German proposal.