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Page and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice as illustrations. He said I was doing the work in
Europe for our Ambassadors, but unfortunately, Great Britain had no one to do her
job at Washington.
When I went to 33 Eccleston Square, Sir Edward had already arrived. This
gave me time to have a little private talk with him, It seems he mentioned the
subject of our conversation to both the Prime Minister and Balfour, but no dis-
cussion has taken place. He has also <add>talk with</add> <del>met</del> M. <add>Paul</add> Cambon, French Ambassador, who told
him of my first interview in Paris with Briand and Jules Cambon. He had an ab-
stract of it, which he did not show Grey, but of which he told him.
He did not have a memorandum of my second and more important interview of
February 7th. Grey asked him to get this. His purpose is to find what the
French think of it, so that he and I can better understand the situation. Grey
desired that I should know this so there would be nothing left in the background.
As soon as the Prime Minister and Balfour came we began lunch. The con-
versation was general during the first part of it, but when the meal had been serv-
ed, Grey stated what he and I had talked of yesterday. I took but little part
in the conversation at first but let each of the others outline his position.
Balfour was less <sic>augumentative</sic> than I have seen him, and we got down to the real
question quicker than I anticipated.
The Prime Minister thought I was pessimistic as to Russia. I explained that
it was not a question of pessimism, but a question of playing for safety; I
thought Russia would stick, but was it well to take chances.
Sir Edward thought Great Britain could do nothing until some one of her
allies was ready to discuss peace. He took the view that Great Britain had not
as yet been seriously hurt by the war, since but few of her men had been killed,
and her territory had not been invaded. This seemed to meet both Asquith's and
Balfour's views. I raised the point that if Russia should announce she had come
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Page and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice as illustrations. He said I was doing the work in
Europe for our Ambassadors, but unfortunately, Great Britain had no one to do her
job at Washington.
When I went to 33 Eccleston Square, Sir Edward had already arrived. This
gave me time to have a little private talk with him, It seems he mentioned the
subject of our conversation to both the Prime Minister and Balfour, but no dis-
cussion has taken place. He has also |
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