The Venetia Project

Wednesday, July 29, 1914

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #109Time not recorded

The Amending Bill & the whole Irish business are of course put into the shade by the coming war . . . We have just had a long Cabinet . . . The main conclusion . . . was to issue . . . the 'warning telegram' . . .

Asquith describes the "precautionary period" measures and the critical Cabinet discussion on Belgian neutrality.

Mentioned:Benckendorffs • Winston Churchill • Eddie Marsh • Harold Baker • Sir Edward Grey • Viscount Haldane • John Morley • Harcourts • Mme de Greffulhe • Violet Asquith

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration6/10

Political Unburdening8/10

Emotional Desolation4/10

Thematic Tags

War crisisBelgian neutralityPrecautionary PeriodViolet's operation

Londonⓘ

HIS DAYLate talk with Grey and Haldane. Cabinet. Lunch. War Office (Army Council).

Penrhosⓘ

HER DAYWrote to Asquith. Sent piece of white heather. Counting hours till Saturday

Official Register

1914-07-29

Top News

Daily Edition

The warning telegram is sent to the fleet. In the Commons, the Prime Minister urges a united front.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION

No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Income Tax, Criminal Justice Administration Bill, Second Schedule Oath Of Allegiance, Housing Bill, Dublin Disturbances, Maternity Benefit

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith

"H. came into my room. I saw by his face that something momentous had happened... H... ‘We’ve sent the precautionary telegram to every part of the Empire’... M... ‘How thrilling! Oh! Tell me, aren’t you excited, darling?’"

Maurice Hankey

"Just before 11.30 a.m.... I received a telephone message from [Churchill] asking me to send a copy of the War Book to meet him at 10 Downing Street... At about 3 p.m. I received the master key... The Cabinet had authorized the Precautionary Period."