He urged the new Foreign Minister Stephan Burián von Rajecz to annex the occupied lands, and he continuously intrigued against the Hungarian prime minister István Tisza as well as against the Austrian minister president Count Karl von Stürgkh, whom he considered a fool, though to no avail.
Han øvede pres mod den nye udenrigsminister Stephan Burián von Rajecz for at få annekteret de besatte lande og intrigerede til stadighed mod den ungarske premierminister István Tisza og den østrigske ministerpræsident grev Karl von Stürgkh, som han anså for et fjols, omend uden held.