Like the Peace of Brest-Litovsk, the Roumanian peace was necessary from a military point of view, because it seemed desirable to release troops in the East as quickly as possible and transfer them to the Western front.

It was urgently desired and repeatedly demanded that we should come to a final settlement with Roumania as soon as possible.

In order to secure a speedy result I had already, from Brest-Litovsk, advised the Emperor to send word privately to King Ferdinand that he could reckon on an honourable peace should he wish to enter into negotiations.

The Emperor took my advice, and Colonel Randa had one or two interviews with a member of the immediate entourage of the King.

But the German opinion was that King Ferdinand must be "punished for his treachery" and no negotiations entered into with him.