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RUSSIAN ORANGE PAPER

AN ORANGE
the last instaiiment OF the Russian
ent Of that country relative TO the
in Europe and inducing . copy Of the
AZ the verge Of the war:
the ambassador OF Austria in st. Pet
ersburg. ~ ... 5
.(signed) IsvoLsKY.
I ~. No. rs. ....: I
! The Ambassador in France to the
| Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
| CTelegram) - :.
Paris, 10 July-1 Aug, 1914.
learn from the president that dur.
ing the last days the ambassador OF
Austria strongly assured the president
OF the council Of ministers and him
self that Austria had informed US she
was ready to respect not only the ter.
rttorial integrity Of Servia, but also
Its sovereign rights, and that we had
Intentionally kept silence about this
declaration. opposed a categorical
denial to this. 49,:
(Signed) 1SvOLSKY.
~. ~. s No. 76. .... ....
Note Handed in by the Ambassador
OF Germany at ST. Petersburg the
10 July (Auq. d, 1914, at 10 Min.
utes Past Z in the Evening.
The imperial government has en-
deavored from the opening OF the cri-
sis to lead it to a pacific solution. In
accordance with a desire which had
been expressed to him by his majesty
the emperor of Russia, his majesty the
emperor Of Germany, in accord with
England, had applied himself to fill
Ing q mediator role with. the cabinets
OF Vienna and st. Petersburg, when
Russia, without awaiting the result of
this, proceeded to the complete mob
iifzation Of her forces on land and sea.
As a consequence of this threatening
measure, motived by no military pre-
sage on the part Of Germany, the
German empire found itself in face OF
grave and imminent danger. If the
imperial government had failed to
safeguard herself against this peril, It
would have compromised the safety
and the very existence of Germany.
consequently, the German government
saw itself forced to address to the
government OF his majesty the emper-
or Of all of the Russias an insistence
on the cessation Of the said military
acts. Russia having refused to ac-
cede to tnct having thought it should
reply to- this demand, and having
manifested by this refusal (+this atti-
tudel that, its action was directed
AGAINST Germany, have the honor to.
make known to your excellency the
following. 49,.
His majesty the emperor, my Aug.
'llst sovereign, In the name Of the en-
.pire. taking up the challenge, consid-
ers himself in j state OF war with
Russia.
st Petersburg. 10 July-1 Aug, 1914.
(Signed) F. POURTALES.
s sThei words between parentheses
are In the original. 1t is to be sup
posed that two variations had been
prepared In advance and that by error
they were both inserted in the note.
No. "a.
Comn1uniqne Of the Minister Of For.
eign Affairs Concerning the Events
Of the Last Days.
goth July-2d August. 1914.
An expose disfguring the events of
the last days having appeared in the
foreign press, the minister of foreign
affairs believes 1t HIS duty to publish
the following apercu OF the diplomatic
pourparfers during the time above In
dicated:
The 1923 July told style) the min.
lister OF Austria Hungary at Belgrade
presented to the minister president of
Servia note In which the Seryian
government was accused of having
favored the Pan-Servian movement
which had eliminated in the assassin
aticn of the heir of the ,Austro-Hun
rian throne. In consequence Austria
Hungary called upon the Servian gov
eminent not only to condemn in a
solemn form the aforementioned
propaganda but also to take, under
control Of Austria-H Hungary, q series
OF measures tending to the discovery
OF the plot, to the punishment of the
Seryfan subjects having participated
In It, and to the prevention In future
OF any attentat on the soil of the king
dom. A delay Of 48 hours was fixed
Tor the Servian governments reply to
the above note.
The imperial government, to which
the ambassador Of Austria-Hungary at
St Petersburg had communicated the
text OF the note II hours after its de-
livery at Belgrade, having taken note
Of the demands contained therein, saw
that among the number were some
That It was entirely impossible to
comply with. while others were pre-
scented in form incompatible with the
dignity of an independent state. Find |
ing inadmissible the, dfminution of the
dignity OF Servfa contained in these
demands as well as the tendency OF
Austria Hungary to assure her pre-
ponderance in the Balkans, shown .by
these very pYionnaioo a. 3n...-..-