Friday, December 1, 1916
Cloudy
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Archive Silence
London
HIS DAYReceiving proposals from Lloyd George (Friday night)
London
Official Register
1916-12-01Top News
Daily Edition
British submarine HMS E37 was lost in the North Sea.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
FS
Frances Stevenson
"D. went to see the P.M., who as usual would not give a definite answer to the Memo. ... Northcliffe has turned up again, grovelling, and trying to be friends with D. again."
Maurice Hankey
"War Ctee. at 12.45. I noticed that the P.M. was rather piano and I learned afterwards that L.L. George had delivered his ultimatum..."
Cynthia Asquith
"Cold and fine—swam before breakfast. ... Alex came down for the day. ... We walked home."