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- 38 - a well-known character, the same was not accused as any other apecial personality, since the k.u.k. Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot be ascertained where the transfer of the false letter took place. Herewith the matter is explained ale b e n d e t." Then the emperor sent the following telegram apontaneously to Emperor Wilhelm: "The accusations of Mr. Clemenceau against me are so n i d r i g, which I am not prepared, with "ranking about this Our cannons in the West are also to be discussed. In faithful friendship Karl." I made another final attempt to help the emperor out of the position by making the following suggestion: I told him that he was actually overexerted and his nerves in a state of depression, that I did not consider him to be completely imputable. He may declare himself ill, retreat for some conates somewhere and hand over to the Archduke Eugerdießprovis- ric Regenthaft. His nerve condition would be a declaration for the last advances and in a few months the situation would allow him to return to Vienna. The emperor rejoiced in this plan and declared that he was ready to "advertise fully for some Zeåt, but he would not go to Wartholz, but rather somewhere quite secluded in the mountains." Deb nochsten Morgen was quoted after Baden, but was received not by the emperor, but by the empress, who categorically explained that my last proposal was completely undiscutible, the emperor would remain on his post, one would have to dig the matter out, even then "if the emperor was really oblivious to be uåd d8n of Clemen-ceau claimed letter actually creeping." In this conversation, on the part of your cajestery and on my part, very hard words fell. I asked the Empress to continue the Convereation with the Emperor and gave him when he came, my Demission, which he immediately accepted. 219