1. Hooydonk, E., ‘Chapter 15: The Belgian Experience’ , in Chircop and Lindén (eds.), Places of Refuge, p. 417.
2. Article 1, Hague Convention 1907.
3. Article 10, Hague Convention 1907.
4. Beer, L., ‘Gladstone and Neutrality of Belgium’ , The New York Times, 26 November 1914.
5. Bülow, Vol. II, pp. 72—74.
6. Bredt, p. 55.
7. Jofre, Vol. I, pp. 42—43.
8. Ibid., pp. 47—48.
9. Belgian Grey Book, Enclosure in No. 12, Baron Beyens, Belgian minister at Berlin, to M.Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign afairs, Berlin, 2 May 1913.
10. Ibid.
11. Galet, p. 23, quoted in Albertini, Vol. 3, p. 441.
12. Belgian Grey Book, No. 8, M. Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign afairs, to the Belgian ministers at Berlin, Paris, London, Vienna, St Petersburg, Rome, The Hague and Luxemburg,Brussels, 29 July 1914.
13. Belgian Grey Book, No. 2, M. Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign afairs, to the Belgian ministers at Paris, Berlin, London, Vienna and St Petersburg, Brussels, 24 July 1914.
14. Belgian Grey Book, No. 13, Count de Lalaing, Belgian Minister at London, to M. Davignon,Belgian minister for foreign afairs, London, 1 August 1914.
15. Belgian Grey Book, No. 15, M. Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign afairs, to the Belgian ministers at Berlin, Paris and London, Brussels, 1 August 1914.
16. French Yellow Book, No. 126, M. Pau1 Cambon, French ambassador at London, to M. René Viviani, president of the council, minister for foreign afairs, Paris, 1 August 1914.
17. Belgian Grey Book, No. 18, M. Eyschen, president of the Luxembourg Government to M.Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign afairs, telegram, Luxembourg, 2 August 1914.
18. Ibid.
19. 这次会面的重现基于Crockaert, Vol. I, pp. 309—310, quoted in Albertini, Vol. 3, p. 456。
20. The World War I Document Archive, ‘The German Request for Free Passage Through Belgium’ : http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_German_Request_for_Free_Passage_Through_Belgium.
21. Quoted in Albertini, Vol. 3, p. 458.
22. Ibid.
23. Ibid., pp. 329—330.
24. Belgian Grey Book, No. 22, Note communicated by M. Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign afairs, to Herr von Below-Saleske, German minister, Brussels, 3 August 1914.
25. Belgian Grey Book, No. 40, M. Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign affairs, to British,French and Russian ministers at Brussels, Brussels, 4 August 1914.
26. Belgian Grey Book, No. 31, M. Davignon, Belgian minister for foreign afairs, to Herr von Below-Saleske, German minister at Brussels, Brussels, 4 August 1914.
27. German White Book, Report of a speech delivered by Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, German imperial chancellor, on 4 August 1914.
28. Bethmann-Hollweg, p. 147.
29. German White Book: Report of a speech delivered by Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, German imperial chancellor, on 4 August 1914.
30. Tirpitz, Vol. I, pp. 279, 280.