Thursday, February 25, 1915

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #321Time not recorded
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My darling, it would amuse you if . . . you were lurking unseen . . . in this, the Cabinet room. A most animated wrangle is in progress as to the conditions . . . under which the Indian Government are to be allowed to export the surplus of their wheat crop.

Asquith describes a Cabinet wrangle over Indian wheat exports and expresses his deep love.

Mentioned:Lord Crewe • Reginald McKenna • Edwin Montagu • Lord Lucas • Walter Runciman • Lloyd George • Winston Churchill • Eric Drummond

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration9/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

Cabinet (Indian wheat)Eric Drummond's departureLove
In-Person Meetingⓘ
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYCabinet meeting.. London
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ

Official Register

1915-02-25

Top News

Daily Edition

Royal Navy battleships HMS Cornwallis, Albion, and Vengeance bombarded Ottoman sea forts in the Dardanelles.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Vaccination And Revaccination Troops, Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Territorial Force Promotion, London Fair Of Commerce, Interned Steamers Coal Freights, Adjutants Additional Pay

Witness Observations

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"Lord Murray, Brade, Robertson Nicoll, and Donald to dinner... Brade told a good story concerning Asquith. When the first definite news of the Mons disaster reached the War Office..."

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