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Study this source carefully. There are details in this source that will help you to answer the key question. As you study the source, ask yourself:
- According to the French, why is Britain so important in terms of stopping Germany starting a war?
- Why was it so difficult for Britain to fully support France and Russia over the quarrel between Austria and Serbia?
- How is the writer criticising the French and Russians?
- Do the French seem to think war is inevitable?
- Five days after this letter, Britain declared war on Germany. Does this letter give the impression that war is so close?
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