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Genius to remember the address of this site in one second: (Top Chinese), the fastest update! No advertisements! At the request of Tiza, Foreign Secretary Berthold prepared a 48-hour response to the foreign traffic ultimatum.

The ultimatum is as follows: 1. Seize any publications that cause hatred and contempt for the Austrian royal family.

2. Immediately ban the National Self-Defense Organization (Narodna Odbrana) and other organizations that promote anti-Austro-Hungarian propaganda.

3. Immediately remove any teaching content that may or may incite anti-Austro-Hungarian propaganda from educational groups and teaching methods.

4. Removal of officials in the military or administrative department who are accused of anti-Austro-Hungarian propaganda, and the list of such officials is provided by the Austro-Hungarian government.

5. Accept cooperation with relevant departments of the Austro-Hungarian government to suppress activities in Serbia that attempt to subvert the territorial integrity of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

6. To take legal action to punish those who planned or carried out the assassination of June 28, 1914, on the territory of Serbia, with the assistance and direction of the relevant departments designated by the Austrian government.

7. Immediate arrest of the two named persons indicated by the preliminary Austro-Hungarian investigation.

8. Maintain cooperation and take effective measures to curb arms smuggling within its territory.

9 Explain to Austria-Hungary the remarks of senior Serbian officials in or outside Serbia who are hostile to them.

10. Take the above measures immediately and inform the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Berthold was preparing to issue an ultimatum to the Serbian government on July 12, but at this time a major event stopped him first.

At that time, the Russian ambassador to Serbia, Hartwig, visited the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Serbia, Gisl. He expressed his sincere condolences to Giselle for the murder of Archduke Ferdinand. He suffered a heart attack inside the Austro-Hungarian embassy at 9:20 p.m. and died a few minutes later. The Ambassador Hartwig was the driving force behind Serbia's participation in the Balkan Wars and the head of Russia in the Balkans. Austria hated him very much.

Among them, after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, all countries carried out solemn condolence activities, lowered their flags at half-staff, bowed their heads in silence, and expressed their sympathy for Austria-Hungary despite some pretentious elements. Only Russia behaved abnormally at the embassy, ​​not flying the flag at half-staff at both the Rome and Belgrade embassies. Even at the official Serbian memorial ceremony for Archduke Ferdinand, the Russians refused. Clearly this is what Hartwig meant.

This led to rumors in Serbia that the Austrians had murdered Hartwig, which also delayed the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

When the Austro-Hungarian Empire was stalled, Britain and France showed little concern for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

Among them, the United Kingdom is now struggling with the Irish Self-Government Act. After the British Empire annexed Ireland, the people of this small island have been dissatisfied with the British Empire's rule, especially during the Irish famine. For this reason, the British discussed the Irish Self-Government Act twice in succession in 1886 and 1892, but ultimately failed to pass the Gladstone government.

After Asquith became prime minister last year, in order to gain the support of Irish MPs, the third self-government bill was introduced to the British Parliament in April 1912. Under this act, Ireland can establish a bicameral parliament, with members of the upper house appointed by the king, and members of the lower house elected by election law. But parliament has no power to deal with foreign relations, collect taxes, control land, and manage the police and army. Executive power remains in the hands of the British Governor.

The bill was also opposed by the Conservative Party. After many twists and turns, it was finally passed by the British House of Commons on the third reading, but was still rejected by the upper house. According to the British law of 1911, any bill, after the third reading of the House of Commons, can be directly submitted to the king for signature, regardless of the veto of the upper house. In this case, the Conservatives failed to block the parliament and turned to cause trouble in Ireland. The Conservatives, headed by A. Carlson, first instigated the Protestants in Northern Ireland to pass the "Solemn Covenant" on September 28, 1912,

Threats to use all necessary means to smash the current conspiracy to establish a Home Rule Council in Ireland.

Then, armed riots broke out in the north, causing a "constitutional crisis" in Britain. The Asquith government decided to send troops to quell the riots, but the officers refused and threatened to resign. After the northern riots planned by the Conservatives, the Irish side also formed a volunteer army, and the national war was on the verge of breaking out.

So now the British Empire simply cannot take care of the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince.

As for France, the Cayo scandal is now in the national spotlight. The murder, considered one of the biggest scandals in the history of the French Third Republic, took place on March 16, 1914, when Henriette Caillot, the wife of former French Prime Minister and then Finance Minister Joseph Caillot Gaston Calmet, editor-in-chief of Le Figaro, was shot dead.

The motive behind Mrs. Cayo's murder was a series of personal attacks directed at her husband by Calmet. As a heavyweight in French politics at the time, Joseph Cayo's anti-war stance undoubtedly made him a thorn in the right wing.

The editor-in-chief of Le Figaro, France's most important right-wing publication, launched a lengthy attack on the newspaper. Beginning in November 1913, Calmet claimed in the newspapers that Cayo had obstructed justice in a fiscal scandal during his tenure as finance minister in 1911, and that he had also accused Cayo of being too soft on Germany. Later, Calmet even broke the unwritten principles of the Parisian press and turned his gun on Cayo's private life.

Calmet first made public the love letter that Cayo wrote to his first wife 13 years earlier, and Cayo's two-faced stance was revealed in his confession to his lover: "The income tax is on the surface just because it is going to be implemented. I have to oppose it." Calmet also threatened to keep publishing the love letters between Cayo and his second wife, Henriette. Since Cayo and Henriette had other families during their love affair, this letter is undoubtedly evidence of adultery, enough to show Cayo's moral flaws. In order to defend his dignity, Cayo is bound to challenge Calmet to a duel.

But before that, the unbearable Madame Cayo visited Calmet on March 16. After being allowed into the latter's office, Madame Cayo pulled out a revolver that had been prepared and fired six shots, killing Calmette instantly. Mrs. Cayo was arrested on the spot and confessed to the shooting.

Such a good opportunity was wasted in vain, at the same time French President Poincaré and Prime Minister Viviani took the battleship HMS France in Dunkirk and began to set sail for a visit to St. Petersburg. They are to consolidate the Franco-Russian alliance, but also to discuss the Balkan issue.

In the eyes of France, the Balkan issue is not of much interest to them. They hope that Russia will focus more on Germany. This is the main purpose of the alliance between France and Russia, rather than focusing on the Balkans and Austria-Hungary. Obviously, They are also dissatisfied with Russia's aggressive attitude in the Balkans.

After arriving in St. Petersburg on July 20, French President Poincaré proposed at a welcome dinner with Nicholas II. The Russian-French alliance was based on common interests, fear of Germany. This alliance is supported by the army and navy, and both sides look at each other. He also promised the tsar that His Majesty could trust France, and that France would cooperate with Russia in good faith and long-term as in the past.

However, the French president was unaware of Austria-Hungary's intentions, and by interpreting Austria-Hungary's telegrams, Russia knew that Vienna wanted to fight Serbia, which paved the way for the future.

Afterwards, the French delegation visited the city of St. Petersburg and watched the life of various classes in Russia. At the last visit of the French delegation, Prime Minister Viviani, who also serves as foreign minister, ordered the French ambassador to write a communiqué summarizing the outcome of the summit.

Ambassador Pare Ologe drafted a brief manuscript at the dinner table; the two governments exchanged their views and intentions to maintain the balance of power in Europe. As for the Balkans, the two countries have absolutely the same views. Viviani disagreed with the final phrase of the manuscript, pointing out that French and Russian interests in the Balkans were not absolutely aligned.

Paleolog, considering it was just a matter of wording, retracted the original manuscript. He re-drafted another; the Franco-Russian alliance came to a full consensus on issues of peace in Europe, balance of power, and more, and more so on the East (no one would doubt that it was Serbia). The tedious, but suggestive, communiqué then came in full agreement at the top of both countries.

So far, France has given Russia a guarantee of the alliance without knowing it, and now it is up to Vienna how to respond.