Monday, February 21, 1916
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Correspondence (0)
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No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
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H.H. Asquith
No correspondence or official record found.
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-02-21Top News
Daily Edition
The Battle of Verdun began with a massive German offensive against French lines.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
IN SESSION
>>Topics: Vote of Credit (Cost of the War)
Witness Observations
Cynthia Asquith
"Mary, Diana and I went out... to look at models with a view to borrowing clothes for me to wear at the performance Lady Essex has let me in for... Duff... for once he actually won."
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Frances Stevenson
"D. remained at Walton Heath, but could not keep his mind off work. He is preparing a Memorandum to show that the Germans have not yet come to the end of their resources..."