One of the results of Bethmann's marked inclination toward control was that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was, under him, a mere helper, so much so that the Foreign. Office was almost affiliated with the office of the Chancellor, a state of affairs that made itself felt most (especially in use made of the.press department. Beth-mann likewise asserted his independence decidedly in his relations with me. Basing himself upon the fact that, constitutionally, the Chancellor alone is responsible for foreign policy, he ruled as he pleased. The
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