Note 550 — Chapter X
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William II to Bülow, March 11, 1905, ibid., 411, No. 6187; Bülow to William II, March 11, 1905, ibid., 412, No. 6188. On Jan. 16, 1905, the Emperor wrote: “The action of Delcassé and Lamsdorff is unspeakably treacherous and common. This trio [France, Great Britain, and Russia, who he thought desired to divide China] must be opposed by a German-American-Japanese league. That must be done quickly and energetically. Above all America’s mistrust of France and Russia be nourished” (Emperor’s minute to the dispatch from Bülow to William II, Jan. 15, 1905, ibid., 562, No. 6280).