Note 469 — Chapter IX

Bülow to Radolin, July 21, 1904, ibid., 210 ff., No. 6523; Radolin to Bülow, July 27, 1904, ibid., 215 ff., No. 6524; memo. by Richthofen, July 29, 1904, ibid., 217, No. 6525, and Bülow’s minutes. In the negotiations with Germany over the acceptance of the Khedivial decree, Lansdowne informed Metternich that France had agreed to support Great Britain fully if at some future time the latter should propose “a revision of the international agreements affecting the position of the Powers in Egypt” (Lansdowne to Whitehead, June 19, 1904, B.D., III, 22 f., No. 21). This was, of course, the content of one of the secret articles in the Anglo-French agreement of April 8, although naturally Lansdowne did not say so. Whether the German government inferred therefrom that a reciprocal concession had been made by Great Britain to France with respect to Morocco is not evident, but it probably did. Lansdowne also stated to Metternich on June 1 what the area was which should be supervised by Spain, although he spoke only of having emphasized this point verbally to the French government and said nothing of a secret article to that effect. So far as the documents show, the German government does not seem to have recognized the import of this statement, although this negative proof is not conclusive (Metternich to F. O., June 1, 1904, G.P., XX, 177 f., No. 6489).