Tuesday, October 5, 1915

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Correspondence (0)

Gap in Correspondence

No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.

Archive Silence
Map Unavailable
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H.H. Asquith

No correspondence or official record found.

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Venetia Stanley

Location unknown.

Official Register

1915-10-05

Top News

Daily Edition

No specific UK news reported in sources.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

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Frances Stevenson

"Spent the weekend alone with D. at W.H. ... The Eastern situation very grave—Buxton had informed D. the previous day that the Germans would be in Constantinople by Xmas."

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"The next day (October 5th) was one of climax. At Calais Kitchener and Balfour met the French Ministers of War and Marine and Joffre."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"Beb got here in time for lunch. ... I gather London is fairly gloomy as to the progress of the 'Victory'. ... It is damnable about Bulgaria."