English Translation

-6- however, the deutache victim was prepared to compensate by assigning a given shot to Germany (Resignation of Galicia ) I informed the prince of this idea, but let him confess that the revision of the Lendon Treaty would significantly increase our freedom of abe- tation, as well as that a separate peace and a surrender of Germany was completely excluded for reasons of moral and technical nature. Shortly before the departure of the Princes, His Majesty demanded in the name of the same "something written as aide memoire" that His Majesty's draft follow- ing: "1.) A unilateral assignment of territories of Austria-Hungary is excluded; in a compensation through other territory, the thought would be ventilable if it were considered that the heroically defended soil with the blood of unaer soldiers has an unsame value for us than any new territory. 2.)What are the guarantees we are offered that the Integrith of the Monarchy (with the border rectifications that may be pursued) will remain at the conference? 3.) A definitive answer can only be given after the answer to the above two points, since Austria-Hungary can only enter into discussions with its A 1 1 i i e r - , . 4.) After all, Austria-Hungary is ready to pursue the talks and is still inclined to work for an honorable peace and thus also to initiate the general world peace." This aide memoire complements the oral talks and opposes in point 1) your own territories assignments to the Ententebundea comrades without compenations (as compensation gurde then echoed by a connection of Romania or Serbia) and demands in point 2) t/6k