New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2: Who Began the War, and Why?Various
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New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2: Who Began the War, and Why?
Various
World War, 1914-1918
1. Report to Belgian War Minister, dated April 10, 1906, containing
result detailed negotiations between Chief of Belgian General Staff
and British Military Attache at Brussels, Lieut. Col. Barnardiston.
Plan of English origin sanctioned by Major Gen. Grierson, Chief
English General Staff, contains strength, formation, landing
places, expeditionary-force 100,000 men; continuing, settles plan
Belgian General Staff transport accommodations, feeding in Belgium,
Belgian interpreters, gendarmerie, landing places at Dunkirk,
Calais, Boulogne. Details Barnardiston remarks for present Holland
cannot be relied upon. Further confidential communication that
English Government after destruction of German Navy will direct
supply provision via Antwerp. Finally suggestion from England
military attache that Belgian espionage service should be organized
in Prussian Rheinland.
2. Map showing strategical drawing up of French Army demonstrating
existence of French-Belgian agreement.
3. Report of Baron Greindl, Belgian Minister to Berlin, to Belgian
Foreign Office, dated Dec. 23, 1911. Greindl, commenting on plan of
Belgian General Staff for defense of Belgo-German frontier in
Franco-German war, points to threatening violation of neutrality by
France, saying: "Danger French attack threatening us, not only near
Luxemburg, but on whole length of common frontier, This assertion
no guess work, but founded upon positive facts."
Minister further thoroughly discusses Entente's plans for passage
through Belgium, Calais, and England. France doubtful protectors,
Barnardiston's insinuations relative Flushing question, both
perfidious and naive postulates dressing plan of battle against
threatening Franco-British invasion into Belgium in Franco-German
war.
* * * * *
GREAT BRITAIN'S DENIAL.
Statement Issued by British Foreign Office, London, Oct. 14.
The story of an alleged Anglo-Belgian agreement of 1906, published in
the German press and based on documents said to have been found at
Brussels is only a press edition of a story which has been reproduced in
various forms and denied on several occasions. No such agreement has
ever existed as Germans well know. Gen. Grierson is dead and Col., now
Gen., Barnardiston is commanding the British forces before Tsing-tau.
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