Monday, March 23, 1914

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #51Time not recorded
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What with Paget's tactless blundering, and Seely's clumsy phrases... I had rather a tough job to handle. A.J.B.... hit the right nail... We had a Cabinet this morning...

Asquith comments on the handling of the Paget-Gough affair and a Cabinet meeting.

Mentioned:Paget • Seely • Balfour • Sir Edward Grey

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration0/10
Political Unburdening7/10
Emotional Desolation0/10

Thematic Tags

Curragh affairSeelyCabinetGeneral Election
In-Person Meetingⓘ
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYHandling House. Cabinet meeting.
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYReceiving correspondence from Asquith. Staying in London

Official Register

1914-03-23

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In the Commons, Colonel Seely explains the Army resignations were due to a misunderstanding; the 'peccant paragraphs' signed by the War Minister are revealed,. Chilpancingo falls to Mexican revolutionaries.

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