Wednesday, August 12, 1914

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #122Time not recorded
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. . . E. Grey (by the way) spoke to me quite seriously this morning about Frau remaining in the house. . . . The only interesting thing is the arrival of the Goeben in the Dardanelles & her sale to Turkey! . . . Lord K has rather demoralised the War Office . . .

Asquith mentions the problem of 'Frau' (the German governess), the sale of the Goeben to Turkey, and Kitchener's trouble with the Territorials.

Mentioned:Benckendorffs • Barbara Wilson • Sir Edward Grey • Frau • Miss Way • Osborne sisters • Francis McLaren • Raymond Asquith • Maurice Bonham Carter • Bill Goodenough • Winston Churchill • Kitchener • Viscount Haldane • Frances Horner • Lord St Aldwyn • Lord Robert Cecil • Birrell • Katharine Asquith • Violet Asquith

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration7/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

German governessGoebenKitchener/TerritorialsHome Rule settlement
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYDrive to Stanmore (previous day). Cabinet. Lunch. Drive with Katharine and Violet.
Venetia Stanley
Munstead Houseⓘ

Official Register

1914-08-12

Top News

Daily Edition

Great Britain formally declares war on Austria-Hungary. The Press Bureau is established to control war news,.

Cabinet Council

MEETING
>>Ref: War CouncilTopics: Arrival of Goeben in Dardanelles, Sale of Goeben to Turkey

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"As I have just spent 6 hours in writing a description of the great battle to the P.M. I cannot attempt a technical account of it here... I climbed a hill ending in a knife-edge ridge... Down in the plain a regular battle was going on..."