Preface Prefatory Note by Keith Wilson Introduction by Hugh Cecil 1. The Liberal Ministry of 1892-5 2. (i) The British Association, August 1894 2. (ii) The General Election, 1895 3. Europe in 1895; Lord Salisbury’s “partition” proposals 4. Near East Crisis 1895-97 Part (i) 5. Near East Crisis 1895-97 Part (ii) 6. 1895-1897 Venezuela The American Arbitration Treaty 7. The Kruger Telegram 1895-1896 8. 1896 9. 1897: The Cretan Revolt and the Turko-Greek War 10. Rapprochement with Russia, 1896-1897 11. The Anglo-French West Africa Dispute, 1897-8 Editorial note by the Hugh Cecil and Keith Wilson Index