Herr von Jagow came to complain of acts of
aggression which he alleged had been committed in Germany,
especially at Nuremberg and Coblenz by French aviators, who
according to his statement "had come from Belgium." I
answered that I had not the slightest information as to the
facts to which he attached so much importance and the
improbability of which seemed to me obvious; on my part I
asked him if he had read the note which I had addressed to
him with regard to the invasion of our territory by
detachments of the German army. As the Secretary of State
said that he had not yet read this note I explained its
contents to him. I called his attention to the act committed
by the officer commanding one of the detachments who had
advanced to the French village of Joncherey, ten kilometers
within our frontier, and had blown out the brains of a
French soldier whom he had met there. After having given my
opinion of this act I added:
"You will admit that under no circumstances could there be
any comparison between this and the flight of an aeroplane
over foreign territory carried out by private persons
animated by that spirit of individual courage by which
aviators are distinguished.
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