English Translation

-31- VIENNA s c h e n E r f o 1 g e which my troops have won, in particular, on the Bakkan Kriegschmuplatze. F r a nk reich, for its part, has shown a counter-atandskraft t and a magnificent elan. We all admire without reservation the magnificent and traditional bravery of his army and the sacrificial will of the whole French people. I am particularly pleased to see that, although we are currently adversaries aind, no real videreprüch separates My kingdom from France in terms of views and aspirations and that Iok is reckoned to be able to hope that No lively sympathy for France united with those who rule throughout the monarchy will prevent for all the future the return of the state of war for which I cannot take responsibility. For this purpose and to express the reality of these feelings in detail, I ask you, secretly and unofficially, to inform Mr Poincaré, President of the French Republic, that with all the people and using none of the personal flow in my allies, I will be subjugated to the just reprisals with regard to Elgass Lorraine. As far as Belgium is concerned, the sovereignty must be restored; it must retain its official African possessions. It should not prejudge the question of compensation which it will be able to receive for losses suffered. S e r b i n will be restored in its sovereignty. As a pledge for our good wishes, we are inclined to give him, on the basis of equity, natural access to the Adriatic Sea as well as extensive economic advantages. As the first condition to be fulfilled, Cesterreich will in turn demand that the Kingdom of Berbia, in the near future, give up any ties with any siexx society or group, in particular with that of which "Narodna Obrana" or suppress such links, whose political aim is to dissolve the conarchy. It had loyally and with all the means available to it to prevent any such political agitation, be it in Serbia, say it outside its borders, and to take over the pledge under the garnties of the Entente Powers. The events in Russia force Me to hold back My thoughts on this matter to the day that a legal and definitive government will be set up on kex which will be there. 215