Berlin Conference (March 26-27, 1917)
The Berlin Conference of March 26–27, 1917 was the second governmental meeting between Arthur Zimmermann and Ottokar Czernin, the German and Austro-Hungarian foreign ministers, under the chairmanship of Reich Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg. The meeting was intended to define the war aims of the Imperial Reich and the Dual Monarchy, and to prepare for the first official meeting between German Emperor Wilhelm II and the new Emperor-King Charles I. At a time when changes in political personnel were taking place in the Dual Monarchy, which was becoming increasingly exhausted by the protracted conflict, this meeting was the first sign of disagreement between the two allies over the conditions for ending the conflict.
Entrance hall of the Reich Foreign Office. | |
| Date | March 26–27, 1917 |
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| Location | Berlin |
| Type | Strategy meeting |
| Participants | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Arthur Zimmermann Ottokar Czernin Alexander Graf von Hoyos |
| Outcome | Definition of a new war aims program of the Quadruple Alliance. |
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