Part of Report by Hugh Watson, Naval Attaché at the British embassy in Berlin, 12th March 1913.
Crown copyright. Reference: Churchill Papers, CHAR 13/19/44-6.
"A year has passed since that time, and reviewing the year I consider that the idea of a 2 to 3 Naval proportion with England has not really taken on in Germany, and that it is becoming harder to rouse interest for Naval increases. Though of course one cannot say what would happen if another wave of anglo-phobia were to be spread by the able Naval Section. I mix in practically every class of Society and I find now even amongst conservatives, Centre, and National Liberals a feeling growing against German Naval expansion."