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34 20The German Fleet was in Danish waters on. July 21. The Kaiser was at Copenhagen on July 31, on "family affairs."

21There were mutual recriminations at this period over the attitude of the British authorities at the Cape and in Bechuanaland towards the Hottentot tribes who had risen against the Germans in German South West Africa.

22The French Fleet put in at Cowes on August 7.

23King Edward was at Marienbad (Austrian-Bohemia) on August 17 until the beginning of September.

24Rumours of British participation in a Russian loan began to appear in the Press about this time. The Times commenting upon them on October 19 remarked, "it would be the first occasion for many years of the issue of a Russian loan on the English market and would exercise the happiest influence upon Anglo-American relations." The loan materialised in the spring of the following year. It was a loan for £90 million sterling at 5 per cent., quoted in London and Paris.

25Under-Secretary of State at the German Foreign Office.

26August 12, 1905. Chief Provision: (a) The consolidation and maintenance of the general peace in the regions of East Asia and India, (b] The independence and integrity of the Chinese Empire and equal opportunities for the commerce of all nations, (c) The maintenance of the territorial rights of both contracting parties in East Asia and India. Britain undertook to- make common cause with Japan if Japan were attacked by another Power while the Russo-Japanese war lasted; and agreed to Japan's paramount position in Korea, while Japan assented to Britain taking such measures as she might deem necessary in the proximity of the Indian frontiers.

27Russian Finance Minister.

28See Note 2.

29The text of the telegram was as follows: Admiral Wilson: "May I be permitted to express to your Majesty, as Admiral of the Fleet in the British Navy, the great pleasure which my officers have felt in meeting their comrades of your Majesty's Fleet?" German Emperor: "I am delighted to hear that it gave you pleasure to meet your comrades of the German Fleet."

30Then British Ambassador to Russia.

31Minister for Foreign Affairs.

32The change in British foreign policy towards Turkey was, of course, determined by its change towards Russia.

33These revelations may be here summarised. The Figaro the Matin and the Echo de Paris, the two latter openly reactionary and bellicose, published detailed statements to the effect that the British and French Governments had an arrangement to join forces against Germany in the event of the Morocco quarrel leading to war, and that military and naval plans for concerted action had even been carefully drawn up. According to these statements M. Delcassé informed his colleagues at the stormy Cabinet Council which ended in his resignation, that he was assured of British support if the French Government maintained