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What if the British governments of the day refuse Army initiatives and French overtures for staff talks between the two countries?

The British government's motive in quashing such talks is a desire to avoid provoking inconvenient questions and a desire to avoid military overcommitment as well as fear of emboldening the French and Russians.

This does not involve a repudiation of the Colonial Ententes with both France and Russia, cooperation in the Morrocco crises, other cooperation and even naval agreements that allow Britain to concentrate more forces in home waters while reducing its strength in the Mediterranean.

Would the course of any of the Balkan Wars, and associated diplomatic tensions from 1912 to early 1914 have changed in any fundamental way?

If not, and we arrived at the June-July crisis of 1914, what effect would the lack of British-French staff talks and related understandings have on development of the ensuing crisis, and possibly, war?
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