Excerpt from The Memoirs of an Ambassador: A Contribution to the Political History of Modern Times
Good reception - Efforts to reach an understanding French penetration in Morocco - Agadir - Negotiations Treaty concerning Morocco and the Congo - Poincaré Prime Minister - Nationalistic feeling - Poincare Presi dent - Armaments - Three years term of military service - Barthou on alsace-lorraine - Dinner to Poincare Royal visits - Elections of 1914 - Calmer feeling Arrangements for Briand's Visit to Kiel - Serajevo murder - Serbian crisis - Communication to the Powers Negotiations with Bienvenu Martin and Berthelot Russian threat - France refuses to influence Russia Ambassadors' Conference - Military measures - Proposal of neutrality - Ton] and Verdun - French refusal Mobilisation - Fresh proposals - Preparations for de parture - Assassination of Jaures - Hostilities - Declara tion of War - False accusation - Leave-taking - Provision for German subjects - Journey home - Report myself to the Kaiser.
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