The Neutrality of Belgium : a Study of the Belgian Case Under Its Aspects in Political History And International Law
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In this statement the obvious attempt is made to cause the impression that Belgium had been ready to defend her neutrality against all sides, and that this broad question had been the subject of the Ducarne-Barnardiston conversations. Gen- eral Ducarne, therefore, is represented as having stated that Belgium was ready to defend herself "at Liege against Germany, at Namur against France, and at Antwerp against England." However, one will search Ducarne's report in vain for such a trivial asserti...on! What the said 1 La Neutralite de la Belgique, Edition officielle du Gouverne- ment beige, Paris, Berger-Levrault (1915), page 151. i68 The Neutrality of Belgium General, who was in charge of the very intricate plans of mobilization of the Belgian Army, dis- cussed with the British military agent was a detailed secret plan for concerted action of the Belgian and British forces, in a certain contingency ! The Bel- gian Government finds these conversations "very natural," on account of certain "legitimate" appre- hensions that Germany might violate Belgium's neutrality — a point which will be discussed later on.
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