In April 1942 he wrote that the annexation was "...not only indefensible from every moral standpoint, but likewise extraordinarily stupid," interpreting any concession in the Baltic issue as a precedent that would lead to further border struggles in eastern Poland and elsewhere.
Aprillis 1942 kirjutas ta, et anneksioon "pole ainult õigustamatu kõigist moraalsetest vaatenurkadest vaadates, vaid ka rumal", tõlgendades igasuguseid järeleandmisi Balti küsimuses pretsedendina, mis viiks piiritülideni Ida-Poolas ja mujal.