Part I: The continuation and further spread of the war—efforts toward peace
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- Developments in the Balkan countries—Portugal’s entrance into the war,
March 9, 1916—Statements made in belligerent countries regarding the
prospects and terms of peace (Documents 2–27)
- Spanish proposal for join good offices, May 11, 1916–Efforts in behalf of
peace in European neutral countries–Attitude of the belligerent countries
toward possible American mediation–Further developments in the Balkan
countries (Documents 28–53)
- Memoranda of the Ambassador in Great Britain of conversations with British
statesmen, July 27–August 1, 1916 (Documents 54–56)
- Rejection of the Spanish proposal for joint good offices, August 23,
1916–Roumanians entrance into the war, August 27, 1916–Italy’s declaration
of war against Germany, August 28, 1916 (Documents 57–69)
- Germany’s request of September 25, 1916, for the good offices of the
United States–The October revolution in Greece (Documents 70–91)
- Intimation to Germany, November 29, 1916, of the President’s willingness
to extend good offices if submarine sinkings and Belgian deportations
cease–The contest in Greece (Documents 92–116)
- The Central Powers’ invitation of December 12, 1916, to the Allied Powers
to discuss peace (Documents 117–135)
- The President’s suggestion of December 18, 1916, that the belligerent
governments communicate their terms of peace–Lloyd George’s speech of
December 19, 1916 (Documents 136–166)
- Replies of the Central Powers of December 26, 1916, to the President’s
suggestion (Documents 167–177)
- Reply of the Allied Powers of December 30, 1916, to the invitation of the
Central Powers to discuss peace (Documents 178–186)