Chapter 138
< World War II - Bonaparte Operation (3) >
September 30, 1940
Berlin, Northern Germany
Before meeting Regent Paul, Foreign Minister Weizsäcker, the Foreign Ministry, and I had discussed what demands the Kingdom of Yugoslavia might make.
We had predicted they would demand Istria and perhaps Zadar, territories of the Croatians and Slovenians who make up Yugoslavia, but what they actually said was completely different.
“We wish for Germany, during the peace negotiations with Italy, not to liberate any territory in the Balkans except for Albania.”
Hearing Prince Paul's words, I momentarily met Weizsäcker's eyes, but his face also showed he had no idea what was going on.
No, what is this nonsense? How absurd.
Didn't you request this meeting to carve up Italy?