Friday, January 22, 1915

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Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #271Time not recorded
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My darling - I am really depressed to-day . . . I have not seen your handwriting . . . First I had Grey & Ll. George & Hankey here, to talk over the Servian business

Asquith is depressed by the lack of letters, discusses the logistics of helping Serbia, and chairs a Food Prices Committee.

Mentioned:Sir Edward Grey • Lloyd George • Hankey • Lord Crewe • Runciman • Lord Lucas • Edwin Montagu • Sir Francis Hopwood • Harold Baker • Winston Churchill • Jellicoe • Sir D. Henderson

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration7/10
Political Unburdening7/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

Missing lettersSerbian expedition logisticsFood pricesJellicoe/War Council
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYMeeting on Serbia. Presiding over Food Prices Committee. Lunch with Churchill. Dinner at Kitchener's.. Meeting with Grey, Lloyd George, and Hankey re Serbia. Presided over Committee on Food Prices. Luncheon with Winston Churchill and Sir D. Henderson
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith

Official Register

1915-01-22

Top News

Daily Edition

Allies in German Cameroon attempted to force German defenders on Mora mountain to surrender by cutting off supplies.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"Derby came in the morning. He is a nice fellow—stupid, straight, manly and not afraid... [He] was wonderfully simple and nice, and praised Haldane’s work and the Territorials."