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Old 07-24-14, 12:58 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post
Thanks for the links. It looks like Gilbert got it wrong, but if he did I have to wonder why.
He could well have thought that Asquith was referring to a conversation he had had with the King, although given the time I would have thought that a Prime Minister would be loathe to use such inflammatory language as 'Armageddon' in front of royalty, especially given the relatives involved in the oncoming conflagration.
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