On proposition of Archives of Serbia, UNESCO has made a decision on inputting the Telegram in which Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, into the International register „Memory of the World“.

The official confirmation about inputting the Telegram in which Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on 28th of July, 1914, has arrived to the Archives of Serbia.

The Telegram was sent from Vienna on July 28, 1914 at 11:10, and was received in Niš on July 28, 1914 at 12:30. It was written in French language.

The content of the Telegram is as follows:

„The Royal Government of Serbia has not satisfactorily responded to the Royal Minister of Foreign Affairs in Niš at the note dated 23rd of July in 1914 which was handed in by the Austria-Hungarian minister in Belgrade, wherefore the Imperial Government and the Royal Government are constrained to rely on armed forces in order to save their rights and interest. From this moment forward, Austria-Hungary considers to be at war with Serbia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary, Count Berchtold“.

The original Telegram is being kept in the Archives of Serbia.

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