The Estonian appeal for help is discussed in the office of Lord Robert Cecil, Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Those present in the meeting are Piip, Martna and Virgo, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Sydney Fremantle and Colonel Kisch, representative of the Estonian General Staff. The Estonian delegation make their case and ask the British Government to make a prompt decision. By the end of that day, the British Government decides to supply armaments to aid the Baltic States’ struggle for independence.
UK and Estonia: how it began