Note 898 — Chapter XV

Memo. by Mühlberg, Aug. 1, 1905, G.P., XX, 648 f., No. 6868; Mühlberg to William II, Aug. 4, 1905, ibid., 649 ff., No. 6869. As a matter of fact, the maneuvers had been planned for some time, and to begin with had no political significance. No direct connection existed between their inception and the meeting at Björkö, but it is very probable that the British government was not at all averse to their occurring at the time (cf. Bradford, Life of Wilson, p. 200). Wilson was in command of the British fleet (see also G.P., XIX, 478, editor’s note).