 In May 1949 military occupation gave way to a new US sponsored state, West Germany, in those parts of the country that since 1945 had been administered by the American, British and French armies.In 1952 Oskar Schlitter resumed his diplomatic career, with a posting to Madrid where for a year he served as deputy to the West German ambassador, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria.During this period Prince Adalbert took a three-month leave of absence and Schlitter found himself, as Chargé d'affaires, working as West German ambassador to Madrid in all but title.