endre le resultat, proceda a la
mobilisation de la totalite de ses forces de terre et de mer.

"A la suite de cette mesure menacante motivee par aucun preparatif
militaire de la part de l'Allemagne, l'Empire Allemand se trouva
vis-a-vis d'un danger grave et imminent. Si le Gouvernement Imperial eut
manque de parer a ce peril il aurait compromis la securite et
l'existence meme de l'Allemagne. Par consequent le Gouvernement Allemand
se vit force de s'adresser au Gouvernement de Sa Majeste l'Empereur de
toutes les Russies en sistant sur la cessation des dits actes
militaires. La Russie ayant refuse de faire droit a cette demande et
ayant manifeste par ce refus, que son action etait dirigee contre
l'Allemande, j'ai l'honneur d'ordre de mon Gouvernement de faire savoir
a Votre Excellence ce qui suit:

"Sa Majeste l'Empereur, mon auguste Souverain, an nom de l'Empire releve
le defi et Se considere en etat de guerre avec la Russie."

Please wire urgent receipt and time of carrying out this instruction by
Russian time.

Please ask for Your passports and turn over protection and affairs to
the American Embassy.

EXHIBIT 27.

Telegram of the Imperial Ambassador in Paris to the Chancellor on August
1st 1.05 p. m.

Upon my repeated definite inquiry whether France would remain neutral in
the event of a Russo-German war, the Prime Minister declared that France
would do that which her interests dictated.

APPENDIX II

EXTRACTS FROM

SIR EDWARD GREY'S

CORRESPONDENCE

RESPECTING THE EUROPEAN

CRISIS

_For the complete Correspondence see White Paper Miscellaneous No. 6
(1914) (Cd. 7467), presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of
His Majesty, August 1914_

No. 13.

_Note communicated by Russian Ambassador, July 25._

(Translation.)

M. Sazionof telegraphs to the Russian Charge d'Affaires at Vienna on the
11th (24th) July, 1914:

"The communication made by Austria-Hungary to the Powers the day after
the presentation of the ultimatum at Belgrade leaves a period to the
Powers which is quite insufficient to enable them to take any steps
which might help to smooth away the difficulties that have arisen.

"In order to prevent the consequences, equally incalculable and fatal to
all the Powers, which may result from the course of action followed by
the Austro-Hungarian Government, it seems to us to be above all
essential that the period allowed for the Servian reply should be
extended. Austria