WAR ORIGINS.
THE ULTIMATUM TO SERBIA. MORE REVELATIONS. " The Times " Service. (Received August 11, 9-30 a.m.) LONDON, August. 10. M. Take Jonescu, in a telegram; states:— "While in London in July, L 914, I saw tho German Ambassador almost drily. T •was in a, position to know that Berlin know and approved the ultimatum to Serbia. Von Tschirchky helped to draft the ultimatum. It) was believed that Serbia, could not accept', but the Austro-Gormans feared tha:s she would accept de?pite all. Liohnewsky personally desired peace, and askod me on the eve of tho presentation to telegraph to M. Pasiteh ad"rtisr frig acceptance, and promising h;m in Lichnowsky'a namo that tho hard terms would be modified on application." M. Jonescu affirmed that Liclmowsky assured him on July 27, 1914, that England would not abandon her neutrality. Jonescu replied, "'England will never allow France to be crushed." Lichnowsky replied: "T am not as certain of that as you are."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12083, 11 August 1917, Page 9
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157WAR ORIGINS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 12083, 11 August 1917, Page 9
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