Tag Archives: Sarajevo
Austro-Hungarian Red Book: Count Berchtold sends a Circular Decree, 27 July 1914
On 27 July 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leopold Count Berchtold (pictured), sent a circular decree to Austro-Hungarian diplomatic missions throughout Europe. The decree details a communique sent to the press on Austro-Serb relations. Circular Decree. Vienna, 27 July 1914. Address: Count Szogyeny in Berlin, Count Szecsen in Paris, Count Szapary in Petersburg, […]
Austro-Hungarian Red Book: Count Berchtold to the Imperial and Royal Ambassadors in Berlin, Rome, London and Paris, 26 July 1914
On 26 July 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leopold Count Berchtold (pictured), sent a private telegram to the Austro-Hungarian Ambassadors to Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and France. In his telegram, Berchtold informs his ambassadors that diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia have been broken. He also instructs them on how to communicate Austria-Hungary’s […]
Austro-Hungarian Red Book: Count Berchtold to the Austro-Hungarian Mission, 25 July 1914 – Part IV
On 25 July 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leopold Count Berchtold (pictured), circulated a memoir to all Austro-Hungarian diplomatic missions. The memoir formed the basis of Austria-Hungary’s view of Serbia, and the Dual Monarchy’s rational during the July Crisis. From the Austro-Hungarian perspective, it lists the different forms of Serbian aggression endured since […]
The Austro-Hungarian Red Book: the Serbian Reply to the Austro-Hungarian Ultimtum, 25 July 1914
On 25 July 1914, Austro-Hungarian officials received the answer to their 23 July ultimatum to Serbia. This is one of the key documents of the 1914 July Crisis. To my knowledge, this is the first time the Serbian response to the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum has been published on a blog in full. The Serbian Reply to […]
Austro-Hungarian Red Book: Baron Müller to Count Berchtold, 25 July 1914
On 25 July 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Japan, Baron Ladislaus Müller von Szentgyörgy, wrote a coded telegram to the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leopold Count Berchtold. In his telegram, Müller describes the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs’ reaction to the 28 June 1914 Sarajevo murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Baron von Müller to […]
Austro-Hungarian Red Book: Count Szapary to Count Berchtold, 24 July 1914
On 24 July 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Russia, Frigyes Count Szapary (pictured), sent a coded telegram to the Austro-Hunarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leopold Count Berchtold. In his telegram, Szapary informs Berchtold of his conversation with the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs on the subject of the ultimatum to Serbia. Count Szapary to Count […]
Austro-Hungarian Red Book, Count Szecsen to Count Berchtold, 24 July 1914
On 24 July 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to France, Nikolaus Count Szecsen (pictured), sent a coded telegram to the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leopold Count Berchtold. In his telegram, Szecsen informs Berchtold that he delivered a copy of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia to a representative of the French government. Count Szecsen to Count Berchtold. Paris, […]
Austro-Hungarian Red Book: von Merey to Berchtold, 24 July 1914
On 24 July 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Italy, Kajetan von Merey (pictured), sent a coded telegram to the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leopold Count Berchtold. In his telegram, von Merey informs Berchtold that his deputy, Count Ambrosy, delivered a copy of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia to the Italian government. Herr von Merey […]
The July Crisis: 100 Years On, 1914-2014 