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

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English Translation

On 9th April, 19l8, in the morning, he was officially given the title Naehrieht in Bucharest, by a letter from the emperor to Poimearé, which was reported from Paris, about one year old and political, with Friedemsvorsicht liegen.- This was the first Naehreiht, which he received in my life from the letter to the emperor*.- Kinige Stundem on it sprask ieh,per Hugheg-Apparat, with which Emperor & freuht him what this means. He thought it all was * Lug & Trug*, he kabe aiemals nack Frankreish gesehrebem & ordered iek to disentend * the league tissue eategoriseh *.- This shameful 9 April the emperor sent a direste, open telegram to Emperor Wilhelm,demented * the lie tissue *, disregarded his federal faithfulness & referred to * geine Kanomen im Vesten *. - Am ll. April was with the emperor in Badem.- He declared * doeh a letter & indeed to have his watchwager Sixtüs geshriebem. Ke is this a rheimer private letter gevesem, which was subject to the ministerial costrole niss. The content was almost umpolitisek gevesen, but the low political content was the opposite of what Glemeneeau claims *.- Ieh longed for Verdasht & besshto tell me the full truth before the emperor, he remained with his Versiom 1 & was offended that he saw ikm to whom confidence.- On the l2. On 1 April the caieef sent me the copy of his letter to Sixtus :& gave me his word of honor that the text was autentissh.- On the same day the emperor gave aueh to the deut - see military attaché the siding Bhrenwort, velehes telegraphed the same to the Deutsshen emperor. (We dehiffrated the telegram the same date.) On l3. April vereprask see the emperor & told me * the deut- seke Kilitärattaehé sat up thanks to God * - there followed a furethtable lakes,in which the Kaiaer confessed lles what he told me 21 geinisht wakr gevegon & sein naeh Germany gegaben 277