OttokarCzernin, File Compilation of the "Letter-Affaire" 1917 and 1918 [Sixtus-Affere]

Page 10

English Translation

-11- Hohenlohe said to his report that Mr. Erzberger was completely open, true and honest, and undoubtedly was actually optimising the production of oil, acting in the sense of the emperor; however, he was "very shocked that he had not believed for a moment that the person who was aware of the XäKEXKXka st dee o." Hohenlohe concluded a report with the exhilaration that I may submit his demission to the Kaiaer, because he could not remain in office according to the misleading information of His cajesty. I presented to the Emperor the report of Hohenlohes, His Majesty was very drunk and, after reading the letter, gave the Zimer. d an dere de atet dae ded o himself actually erred; he forgot about the audience of Erzberger and mistakenly put the exposé in a Couvert addressed to Erzberg, filled with other documents."I replied to his majesty that I lay down at the same time as Hohenlohe. Ea is impossible for a minister to remain in office if his caiaer eage him wisely and abstinently the untruth eage. Apart from that, I asked His Majesty to bear in mind that such incidents were like lost battles, because one could imagine the joys of the Entente when he received this report - at a time when all the attacks of armies and peoples were made to show strength and victory. Hohenlohe and I could remain in office after this course of action carried out behind our backs. I reminded Emperor Charles that Kohenlohe had already reported on July 13 that Emperor Wilhelm sawed him, that gwisse gehe dreien am Hofe v. Bündnás. he would cause "to march into Austria and occupy Prague" - although from the word to the deed is a big step, the Payche, in which Berlin is located after all, proves this. The emperor was depressed by the Council of Buses, admitted the mistake he had made completely, but conjured me that we would withdraw our opinion that our departure would only exacerbate the situation immensely. No one would know that the 202