Note 3 — INTRODUCTION
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The Belgian reply, which was sent on August 12th through the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs, is as follows:
The proposal made to us by the German Government repeats the proposal which was formulated in the ultimatum of August 2nd. Faithful to her international obligations, Belgium can only reiterate her reply to that ultimatum, the more so as since August 3rd, her neutrality has been violated, a distressing war has been waged on her territory, and the guarantors of her neutrality have responded loyally and without delay to her appeal.