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AFAIU in the end of the July-crisis Grey was prepared to resign from foreign office, if the cabinet wouldn't follow his course of supporting France - even militarily. IOTL at 1. and 2.August the cabinet followed him, at least partially in defining Belgiums violation as a casus belli and he stayed.
What if ... the cabinet would - for whatever reasons - NOT followed him ?
He pulls the threat of resignation from office as a "last ace" but got toppled by a "full house" (in the eyes of Asquith) of cabinets majority still not following him.
Who could have taken/be assigned for his post ?
Would Asquith perhaps take over Foreign office as well ? ... maybe giving the War ministry already at this pointz to someone else (he propably though already of Kitchener as such) ?
What other choices Asquith had / would be plausible ?