12/10/1918 Prince Max replies to Wilson, accepting the Fourteen Points and need to evacuate Allied territory

President Wilson replied to the initial German request for an armistice with a note asking a number of questions. He wants assurances that the government of Prince Max is speaking on behalf of the German nation and also that the Germans are prepared to accept his Fourteen Points. Moreover he makes clear that any armistice would necessarily involve the Germans abandoning all occupied Allied territory.

The Germans have hesitated somewhat before replying. The military situation has improved somewhat — as the Allies advance, they outrun their supply lines, making it harder for them to keep up the pressure on the Germans. Ludendorff has become more confident and is less convinced that an immediate armistice is necessary. However Prince Max now believes that an armistice must be secured as soon as possible. Today he despatches his reply to Wilson, stating that he accepts in principle the Fourteen Points and the…