Wednesday, February 10, 1915
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Correspondence (1 of 2)
Letter #298Time not recorded
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We had a Cabinet this morning . . . The main point was to re-draft in the best form Winston's counterblast to the German threat . . . We agreed to join with France & Russia in lending the Belgians 20 millions.
Asquith details a Cabinet meeting on retaliation against the German blockade and aid to Belgium.
Mentioned:Edwin Montagu • Winston Churchill • Walter Runciman • Josiah Wedgwood • Francis McLaren • Admiral Carden
Metric Analysis
Romantic Adoration4/10
Political Unburdening8/10
Emotional Desolation0/10
Thematic Tags
German blockade retaliationLoan to BelgiumArmoured cars to SW AfricaDardanelles
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYAttended Dinah's wedding. Food Prices Committee. Cabinet meeting.. London. Committee on Food Prices
Londonⓘ
Official Register
1915-02-10Top News
Daily Edition
The raid on the Suez Canal concluded with Ottoman forces retreating; the British recorded 32 killed and 130 wounded.. No. 16 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was established at Saint-Omer, France.. The Royal Australian Naval College was established at Jervis Bay.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Lord Riddell
"Brade sent for me to the War Office. He asked me to have a memorandum describing proposals for sending out war correspondents on a trip round the British lines..."