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Show DOGIMNT FIXES BUHEFOH Austro-Hungarian Demands Purposely Unacceptable, Record Shows. VIENNA, S:uur.l:iy, Sept. CO. (By the Associated Press.) There were made public today from the archives of the former Austro-Hungarian government gov-ernment minutes of the meeting of the privy council on July 7. 1914. at which it was virtually decided to begin war on Serbia. According to this publication publica-tion of the ministry of Austria-Hungary, especially Count Leopold von Bereh- ! told, foreign minister," was solely re- j sponsible for the outbreak of hostilities. The minutes show that Count von 'Berchtold pleaded for an immediate resort re-sort to firms against Serbia, 'stating that Italy, and Kumania "could be eom- J pensated . af terwaids for .not. having been consulted beforehand.'' Count Stephen Tisza, then Hungarian premier, opposed Xlic war, demanding that dip-, lomatic action be taken first and then that an ultimatum of an acceptable nature na-ture be sent. Only in case both failed would he have resorted to arms. . Count von Rerehtold thereupon said: "Now is the right moment bvcause Germany is ready to assist.'" ' Count .Tisa - again warned against the danger of a general Kuropean war as a result of steps which were contemplated, con-templated, whereupon Count von Berch-told Berch-told said: "The opportunity is so favorable fav-orable that immediate action is neces-sarv. neces-sarv. ' ' Finally a resolution was adopted that such farreaching demands be made of Serbia that site could- not fulfill them and thus a way would be opened to a resort to arms. The document concludes with a copy of a note from the late Emperor Francis Joseph, stating that he "had taken notice no-tice of the contents of the minutes and had signed them with his own hand." |