World War I, Papers by country

Official Papers -- By Country

Austria-Hungary

Belgium

Bulgaria

England

France

Germany

Great Britain

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Luxembourg

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Turkey

USA

Austria-Hungary

The Dual Alliance Between Austria-Hungary and Germany
7 October 1879
The Triple Alliance
20 May 1882
(Eight articles in the original French)
See also expanded version of 1912
The Triple Alliance
20 May 1882
(English translation of the above)
See also expanded version of 1912
Amended Version of The Triple Alliance
5 December 1912
(Fifteen articles in the original French)
Amended Version of The Triple Alliance
5 December 1912
(English translation of the above)
Austro-Hungarian / Romanian Accord
5 February 1913
(Original French)
Die Österreich-Ungarischen Dokumente zum Kriegsausbruch
Austro-Hungarian Documents on the Outbreak of War
2 July 1914 - 27 August 1914
(German and French originals)
The Austro-Hungarian Red Book
1914 - 1915
The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia
23 July 1914
(German original)
The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia
23 July 1914
(English translation)
The Serbian Response to the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum
25 July 1914
(French original)
The Serbian Response to the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum
25 July 1914
(English translation)
The Austro-Hungarian Declaration of War on Serbia
28 July 1914
The Armistice Demands
10 November 1918
Conditions of an Armistice with Germany
11 November 1918
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918
US Peace Treaty with Austria
24 August 1921

Belgium

Treaties and Documents Relative to the Neutrality of the Netherlands and Belgium
1839-1914
Taken from an appendix to Alexander Fuehr's The Neutrality of Belgium (1915)
The Belgian Grey Book:
Diplomatic Correspondence Respecting the War
24 July - 29 August 1914
The German Request for Free Passage Through Belgium
2 August 1914
The Belgian Refusal of Free Passage
3 August 1914
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918

Bulgaria

Tsar Nicholas' Declaration Against the Bulgarians
6 October 1915 (Russian original)
Tsar Nicholas' Declaration Against the Bulgarians
6 October 1915 (English translation)
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918

England

[Go to Great Britain]

France

The Franco-Russian Alliance Military Convention
18 August 1892
The Entente Cordiale Between England and France
8 April 1904
The French Yellow Book
1913 - 1914
The Triple Entente Declaration on No Separate Peace
4 September 1914
Sykes-Picot Agreement
15 - 16 May 1916
The Allied Appeal for Rapid American Assistance
May - June 1918
The Allies' Conditional Acceptance of the Fourteen Points
5 November 1918
The Armistice Demands
10 November 1918
Conditions of an Armistice with Germany
11 November 1918
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918

Germany

The Dual Alliance Between Austria-Hungary and Germany
7 October 1879
The Triple Alliance
20 May 1882
(Eight articles in the original French)
See also expanded version of 1912
The Triple Alliance
20 May 1882
(English translation of the above)
See also expanded version of 1912
The Reinsurance Treaty
18 June 1887
Amended Version of The Triple Alliance
5 December 1912
(Fifteen articles in the original French)
Amended Version of The Triple Alliance
5 December 1912
(English translation of the above)
The German White Book
1914
The German Declaration of War on Russia
1 August 1914
The Treaty of Alliance Between Germany and Turkey
2 August 1914
The German Request for Free Passage Through Belgium
2 August 1914
The Belgian Refusal of Free Passage
3 August 1914
Japanese Ultimatum to Germany
15 August 1914
Wilson's First Warning to the Germans
10 February 1915
The Reichstag Peace Resolution
19 July 1917
The Armistice Demands
10 November 1918
Conditions of an Armistice with Germany
11 November 1918
Abdication Proclamation of Wilhelm II
28 November 28 1918
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918
US Peace Treaty with Germany
25 August 1921

Great Britain

The Entente Cordiale Between England and France
8 April 1904
The Anglo-Russian Entente
1907
British Imperial Connexions to the Arab National Movement
1912-1914
British Official Documents on the Origins of the War
Multi-volume set ed. by G. P. Gooch and Harold Temperley
Vol. I, The End of British Isolation: 1897 - 1903, University of Toronto Digital Collections
Vol. XI, The Outbreak of War: June 28 - August 4 1914, Dual Frame version; Standard version
Major Resource!
The Triple Entente Declaration on No Separate Peace
4 September 1914
The British Defense of the Realm Consolidation Act
1914
Sykes-Picot Agreement
15 - 16 May 1916
The Treatment of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
1915 - 1916
The Balfour Declaration
2 November 1917
The Allied Appeal for Rapid American Assistance
May - June 1918
The Allies' Conditional Acceptance of the Fourteen Points
5 November 1918
The Armistice Demands
10 November 1918
Conditions of an Armistice with Germany
11 November 1918
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918
Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement
16 March 1921
San Remo Convention
24 July 1922

Hungary
[Post-World War I; See also: Austria-Hungary]

Treaty of Trianon
Signed 4 June 1920
US Peace Treaty with Hungary
29 August 1921

Italy

The Triple Alliance
20 May 1882
(Eight articles in the original French)
See also expanded version of 1912
The Triple Alliance
20 May 1882
(English translation of the above)
See also expanded version of 1912
Amended Version of The Triple Alliance
5 December 1912
(Fifteen articles in the original French)
Amended Version of The Triple Alliance
5 December 1912
(English translation of the above)
The Italian Declaration of Neutrality
3 August 1914
The Allied Appeal for Rapid American Assistance
May - June 1918
The Allies Accept the Fourteen Points
5 November 1918
The Armistice Demands
10 November 1918
Conditions of an Armistice with Germany
11 November 1918
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918

Japan

Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War
1905
Japanese Ultimatum to Germany
15 August 1914

Luxembourg

The Treaty of London
21 June 1867
Granting neutrality to Luxembourg (French translation)
Luxembourg Railways Intelligence Report
24 September 1911
The German Occupation of Luxembourg
1914-1918
(Original French- and German-language dispatches)

Romania

Austro-Hungarian / Romanian Accord
5 February 1913
(Original French)

Russia

The Three Emperors' League
18 June 1881
The Reinsurance Treaty
18 June 1887
The Franco-Russian Alliance Military Convention
18 August 1892
Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War
1905
The Anglo-Russian Entente
1907
The Russian Orange Book
1914
The German Declaration of War on Russia
1 August 1914
The Triple Entente Declaration on No Separate Peace
4 September 1914
Tsar Nicholas' Declaration Against the Bulgarians
6 October 1915
(Russian original)
Tsar Nicholas' Declaration Against the Bulgarians
6 October 1915
(English translation)
The Abdication of Nicholas II
15 March 1917
(Russian facsimile and transcription)
The Abdication of Nicholas II
March 15 1917
(English translation)
The Armistice Demands
10 November 1918
Conditions of an Armistice with Germany
11 November 1918
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918
The Post-War Soviet / U.S. Agreement
On Food Shipments to Russia
19 October 1920
Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement
16 March 1921

Serbia

The Serbian Blue Book
1914
The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia
23 July 1914
(German original)
The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia
23 July 1914
(English translation)
The Serbian Response to the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum
25 July 1914
(French original)
The Serbian Response to the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum
25 July 1914
(English translation)
The Austro-Hungarian Declaration of War on Serbia
28 July 1914
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918

Turkey

The Treaty of Alliance Between Germany and Turkey
2 August 1914
Viscount Bryce, The Treatment of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
1915 - 1916
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918

United States of America

President Wilson's Declaration of Neutrality
19 August 1914
The US Statement on the Status of Armed Merchant Vessels
19 September 1914
Wilson's First Warning to the Germans
10 February 1915
Wilson's War Message to Congress
2 April 1917
President Wilson's Fourteen Points
8 January 1918
The U.S. Sedition Act
16 May 1918
The Allied Appeal for Rapid American Assistance
May - June 1918
The Allies' Conditional Acceptance of the Fourteen Points
5 November 1918
The Armistice Demands
10 November 1918
Conditions of an Armistice with Germany
11 November 1918
Report on War Guilt by the Commission
On the Responsibility of the Authors of the War
1918
The King-Crane Commission Report
28 August 1919
The Post-War Soviet / U.S. Agreement
On Food Shipments to Russia
19 October, 1920
US Peace Treaty with Austria
24 August 1921
US Peace Treaty with Germany
25 August 1921
US Peace Treaty with Hungary
29 August 1921

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