<P> On 1 July, Viktor Naumann, a German journalist and friend of German Foreign Secretary Gottlieb von Jagow, approached Berchtold's chief of cabinet, Alexander, Count of Hoyos . Naumann's advice was that it was time to annihilate Serbia and that Germany could be expected to stand by her ally . The next day, German Ambassador Heinrich von Tschirschky spoke to Emperor Franz Joseph and stated that it was his estimate that Wilhelm II would support resolute, well - thought - out action by Austria - Hungary with regard to Serbia . </P> <P> On 2 July, the Saxon Ambassador in Berlin wrote back to his king that the German Army wanted Austria to attack Serbia as quickly as possible because the time was right for a general war since Germany was more prepared for war than either Russia or France . On 3 July, the Saxon military attaché in Berlin reported that the German General Staff "would be pleased if war were to come about now". </P> <P> Kaiser Wilhelm II came to share the views of the German General Staff and declared on 4 July that he was entirely for "settling accounts with Serbia". He ordered the German ambassador in Vienna, Count Heinrich von Tschirschky, to stop advising restraint, writing that "Tschirschky will be so good to drop this nonsense . We must finish with the Serbs, quickly . Now or never!". In response, Tschirschky told the Austro - Hungarian government that next day that "Germany would support the Monarchy through thick and thin, whatever action it decided to take against Serbia . The sooner Austria - Hungary struck, the better". On 5 July 1914, Count Moltke, the Chief of the German General Staff, wrote that "Austria must beat the Serbs". </P> <P> In order to ensure Germany's full support, the Chef de Cabinet of the Austro - Hungarian Foreign Ministry Count Alexander von Hoyos visited Berlin on 5 July . On 24 June, Austria - Hungary had prepared a letter for its ally outlining the challenges in the Balkans and how to address them, but Franz Ferdinand was assassinated before it could be delivered . According to the letter, Romania was no longer a reliable ally especially since the Russo - Romanian summit meeting of 14 June in Constanța . Russia was working toward an alliance of Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro against Austria - Hungary, dismemberment of Austria - Hungary, and the movement of borders from east to west . To break up this effort, Germany and Austria - Hungary should first ally with Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire . To this letter was added a post-script on the Sarajevo Outrage and its impact . Finally, Emperor Franz Joseph added his own letter to Emperor Wilhelm II which closed with advocating the end of Serbia as a political power factor . Hoyos was dispatched to Germany to present these letters . The letters were presented to Wilhelm II on 5 July . </P>

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