Secrets of the Balkans . he Russian army madeRoumanias position uncertain and insecure. The bestthat could be done was to try to keep the Russians inplace, and thereby help protect the Roumanian front. The ministers of the allied countries, especially theEnglish, French, Italian and American, were placed ina very difficult and delicate position, requiring continualalertness and the greatest tact and patience, in orderbest to serve the interests of their respective countries,and withal, to avoid the many pitfalls by which theywere surrounded. It was also our duty, as far as diplo-matic usage pe
Secrets of the Balkans . he Russian army madeRoumanias position uncertain and insecure. The bestthat could be done was to try to keep the Russians inplace, and thereby help protect the Roumanian front. The ministers of the allied countries, especially theEnglish, French, Italian and American, were placed ina very difficult and delicate position, requiring continualalertness and the greatest tact and patience, in orderbest to serve the interests of their respective countries,and withal, to avoid the many pitfalls by which theywere surrounded. It was also our duty, as far as diplo-matic usage permitted, to protect the interests of Rou-mania, to which country we were accredited, and asconditions were constantly changing, the situation wasextremely complicated. It was my custom to make memoranda of all impor-tant occurrences and new conditions, sometimes supple-menting these with notations of cause and probableeffect. These proved of inestimable value, enabling anaccurate review of circumstances leading up to the. French Hospital at Vrnjanka Baxja, Serbia
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