However, in March 1945 he reported to Tokyo on the "danger of Berlin becoming a battlefield" and revealing a fear "that the abandonment of Berlin may take place another month".
尽管如此，在1945年3月他向东京的报告中还是提到了“柏林将成为战场”的危险并表露出了“一月之内柏林或被放弃”的忧惧。