On 4 August, Britain demanded that Germany stop violating Belgian neutrality by the stated midnight deadline. Jagow rejected the ultimatum immediately. The British ambassador requested his passports and a meeting with Bethmann Hollweg. The chancellor accused Britain of pursuing its own national agenda and dismissed the 1839 Treaty of London as a "scrap of paper".
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Britain's final ultimatum over Belgium
Germany rejected Britain's 4 August demand to stop violating Belgian neutrality, bringing the dispute over the Treaty of London to its final diplomatic exchange.