Joseph Joffre, who had been Commander-in-Chief of the French army since 1911 and the Minister of War, Adolphe Messimy met on 1 August, to agree that the military conduct of the war should exclusively be the responsibility of the Commander-in-Chief.
Joseph Joffre, som havde været øverstkommanderende for den franske armé siden 1911, og krigsminister Adolphe Messimy mødtes den 1. august for at enes om at det udelukkende var den øverstkommanderende, som stod for den militære føring af krigen.