At this point, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia, the allies, had not yet reached the tight relationship they would have during the war, and each had different degrees of preparation and progress for war.
At this time, when Australasia proposed that it should have command over its own combat forces, Minister Grey had nothing much to argue against it.
Because considering the current situation, even if the war broke out, Britain, France, and Russia would at most only coordinate their efforts, and it was impossible for them to hand over command of their own army to other countries.
Under such circumstances, it was reasonable for Australasia to demand independent command of its own army. After all, no one is so generous as to hand over the command of their country's army to others, which would be equivalent to handing over the lifeblood of the army.
