Note 287 — Chapter VI

Lansdowne to Scott, July 29, Aug. 12, 1903, B.D., II, 212 f., Nos. 242 f. In September, Lansdowne wrote in a memorandum for the cabinet as follows: “A good understanding with France would not improbably be the precursor of a better understanding with Russia” (Lee, II, 246). In July, Lansdowne also sought the co-operation of the United States in checking Russia in the Far East (Dennis, Adventures in American Diplomacy, p. 359).