Recording of a meeting in the presence of Czernin, Bethmann Hollweg, Wedel, von Stumm, von Merey and Hohenlohe

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English Translation

But it could not be given to Count Mensdorff of the Chancellors of the Reich in the case of instructions, to his imperial master who had to serve him as a judge, nor before the yearning. Hiezu justified German people. It is desirable that Germany should take a look at the conditions of peace, that it should be thought that its largely pre-lost colonial property, which the Chancellor of the Reichskanzler pre-dominated, might be able to gain a minimum, that Germany must set up as a pledge of thumb and maximum program for that, and that Count Czernin, therefore, should occupy parts of France the Herr Reichskanzler, and keep Belgium in his hand on this point with kindness. If one wants to express these pawns, which are out of the hand, then be it Mr von Bethmann Hollweg, even if France takes up the word 'Entente', it does not at first have the possibility to express skepticism that Frank England could cause the rich dermals to be issued by concessio colonies, except if they could be won. The submarine war led to a cession of Alsace-Lothrin- complete defeat of the gen, which on the part of France's island kingdom, apart from now still doubtless as this disadvantage would be conditio sine qua non one the military situation German-agreement with Germany in Belgium compared ./. +/ = 54