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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1915
Page
6
Confidential reports reveal British military attachés discussing potential rapid deployment to the continent, including a 150000-man landing and readiness to defend Belgium. General Jungbluth and Major General Docarme note strategic gaps and the need for consent to any landing, with references to Zeebrugge and Ostend.
The 1911 Belgian memorial to the foreign office outlines a Franco German war scenario. It warns of British use of a northwest invasion via Calais Dunkirk and urges Belgium to prepare a defensive plan neutral in policy yet ready for mobilization if England and allies act against Germany.
Documents reveal Belgian general staff and British attache discussed joint operations against Germany. They show a plan to land 100000 troops in French ports and move them into Belgium, with allied forces prepared to violate Belgian neutrality if war broke out. Belgian authorities protested and denied being asked to join the Entente.
The British government limits its reply to Belgian war archives revelations concerning Anglo-Belgian military ties. It notes Major General Grierson’s death and Colonel Barnardiston’s absence as chief of English forces before Kiauchen. An academic discussion between the two officers and Belgian authorities about British aid to Belgium is mentioned.
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