FOOTNOTES:
[1] In this telegram, which is quoted in full on p. 178 of "How the War Began," Sir Edward Grey reproduced the appeal of the King of the Belgians to King George for diplomatic intervention, and asked for an assurance that the German demand on Belgium for permission to pass troops over Belgian territory would not be persisted in.
[2] This was the British ultimatum, in which Sir Edward Grey recapitulated the circumstances connected with the German occupation of Belgian territory and demanded an answer by midnight. Quoted in full on page 180-1 of "How the War Began."
[3] This telegram, says a footnote to the dispatch, never reached the Foreign Office.
[4] This letter has been quoted in full on p. 106 of "How the War Began."
[5] Sir Edward Grey's speech appears ibid., p. 150 foll.
[6] This refers to Sir Edward Grey's telegram to Sir E. Goschen, British Ambassador in Berlin, which is given on p. 178 of "How the War Began."
[7] Sir E. Goschen's report has been given at the beginning of this chapter.
[8] Quoted on p. 136-7 of "How the War Began." In this dispatch to Sir E. Goschen, Sir Edward Grey states that he refused to give any undertaking even if the French colonies were respected, saying that England must keep her hands free.
[9] See footnote No. 1.