On what date did Britain declare war on Germany following an " unsatisfactory reply " to the British ultimatum that Belgium must be kept neutral ?
Szögyény ended his telegram that “ If Germany candidly told Sir E. Grey that it refused to communicate England ’s peace plan , that objective British neutrality in the coming war might not be achieved . ” Bethmann Hollweg , in a message to Prince Tschirschky , wrote on the 27th of July : “ As we have already rejected one British proposal for a conference , it is not possible for us to refuse this suggestion also " a limine " .