n in Europe."

In a supplementary telegram Count Berchtold instructed Count Szapary
to explain that point five in the note to Serbia was interpolated
merely out of practical considerations, and not to infringe on the
sovereignty of Serbia.

"By 'collaboration' in point five, we are thinking of the
establishment of a private 'Bureau de Surete' at Belgrade, which
would operate in the same way as the analogous Russian
establishments in Paris and in cooperation with the Serbian
police and administration."

Other ambassadors were similarly instructed.

_Russia._ M. Broniewsky, Russian Charge d'Affaires at Berlin,
telegraphed to M. Sazonof reporting that he and the British
Ambassador, Sir George Buchanan, had urged the German Secretary of
State, Herr von Jagow, to advise Vienna to extend the time limit in
the ultimatum to Serbia. Von Jagow had telegraphed the request to
Vienna, but, owing to the absence of Count Berchtold from the
capital, feared that it would have no result.

"Moreover, he has doubts as to the wisdom of Austria yielding at
the last moment, and he is inclined to think that such a step on
her part might increase the assurance of Serbia. I replied that a
great power such as Austria could give way without impairing her
prestige, and I adduced every other similar argument, but failed,
nevertheless, to obtain any more definite promise. Even when I
gave him to understand that action must be taken at Vienna if the
possibility of terrible consequences was to be avoided, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs answered each time in the negative."

M. Sevastipoulo, Russian Charge d'Affaires at Paris, telegraphed M.
Sazonof that, at his instance, the French representative at Vienna
had been instructed to request extension of the time limit in the
note to Serbia.

Count Benckendorff, Russian Ambassador at London, telegraphed that
the British representative at Vienna had been instructed to do the
same, and also to discuss the prevention of hostilities should the
request be refused.

M. Sazonof replied by telegraph that in event of hostilities, Russia
counted on Great Britain siding at once and definitely with France
and Russia in order to maintain the European balance of power for
which Great Britain had constantly intervened in the past and which
would certainly be compromised by the triumph of Austria.

Count Pourtales, German Ambassador at St. P