"It is understood that the action of Japan will not extend to the Pacific Ocean beyond the China Seas, except in so far as it may be necessary to protect Japanese shipping lines in the Pacific, nor beyond Asiatic waters westward of the China Seas, nor to any foreign territory except territory in German occupation on the Continent of Eastern Asia." _DECLARATION OF COMMON POLICY._ On September 5, 1914, the British Official Press Bureau issued the following statement from the Foreign Office:-- DECLARATION. The undersigned duly authorised thereto by the respective Governments hereby declare as follows:-- The British, French, and Russian Governments mutually engage not to conclude peace separately during the present war. The three Governments agree that when terms of peace come to be discussed no one of the Allies will demand terms of peace without the previous agreement of each of the other Allies. In faith whereof the undersigned have signed this Declaration and have affixed thereto their seals. Done at London in triplicate, the 5th day of September, 1914. E. Grey, His Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Paul Cambon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic. Benckendorff, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the Emperor of Russia. TURKEY JOINS GERMANY. Directly war broke out the Turkish Army was mobilised, under the supreme command of Enver Pasha, who was entirely in German hands.[48] Although the Turkish Government had declared their intention of preserving their neutrality, they took no steps to ensure its maintenance. They forfeited their ability to do so by the admission of the German warships, "Goeben" and "Breslau," which, fleeing from the Allied Fleets, had entered the Dardanelles on August 10. Instead of interning these war vessels with their crews, as they were repeatedly asked to do by the Allied Governments, the Turkish Government allowed the German Admiral and his men to remain on board, and while this was the case the German Government were in a position to force the hand of the Turkish Government whenever it suited them to do so.