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- 14 - On the other hand, there were many indications that the duck would no longer count on the calibrated stock of the four-bund. Since I have no idea of the "Kaiser letters" at this time, I first assumed that this suspicion of the disclosure of some secret reports should be borne in mind. April Summer and Herbat 1917 passed, and winter broke in and despite the fact that Austria-Hungary had sent troops to the Western Front and therefore not only "theoretical", but "practical" for the preservation of Alsace-Lorraine, the belief in our upcoming apostasy from Germany seemed rather to deepen among our opponents. I do not know today whether other messages were sent to France without my knowledge, except for the letters of the emperor mentioned above; I think this is possible, but I did not hesitate to do so, since I cannot prove it. I repeatedly discussed the factum of this Entente opinion and very closely with the emperor, who explained that the reasons were completely incomprehensible to him. His lajestät repeated: the rumors of our apostasy from Deutechland could only be the result of certain activities of irresponsible politicians, which would bring false news to France. The emperor named names of various pacifist representatives from the House of Deputies and the Houses of Lords, who were probably the originators of these rumors. Yein's original suspicion that this news could also be traced back to persons who vare in the immediate vicinity of the emperor was remedied on the basis of these so categorical declarations of the Emperor. Ieh vær at that time really over-convinced that just as irresponsible as ignorant, politicians far away from the emperor, perhaps in the best of intentions, but spread to the great shamans of the like in Parie. . Today, I still believe that His Majesty, in these talks, has openly and honestly spoken to me and has completely responded to his letters to France; only in this way can it be explained that the emperor not only approved but wished for my enunciation on Alsace Lorraine in the spring of 19l8.