▁representative ▁at ▁Bes eler ' s ▁headquarters , ▁disput ed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁an nex ation , ▁ins isting ▁that ▁" if ▁the ▁military ▁interests ▁allow ▁for ▁it , ▁divisions ▁and ▁se cess ions ▁should ▁be ▁avoided ", ▁as ▁such ▁a ▁policy ▁would ▁secure ▁an ▁" anti - Russ ian ▁incl ination ▁[ t ow ard ] ▁the ▁new ▁Poland ". ▁ ▁Austria - H ung ary ▁Austria - H ung ary ▁had ▁three ▁different ▁ideas ▁regarding ▁Poland . ▁One , ▁the ▁" A ust ro - Pol ish ▁solution ", ▁involved ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Polish ▁kingdom ▁under ▁the ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Austria , ▁who , ▁among ▁his ▁other ▁titles , ▁was ▁already ▁King ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁and ▁L od om eria . ▁German ▁and ▁Magyar ▁( H ung arian ) ▁elements ▁within ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁mon archy ▁opposed ▁such ▁a ▁move ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁S lav ic ▁area . ▁Un like ▁Emperor ▁Francis ▁Joseph , ▁however , ▁Charles ▁I ▁of ▁Austria , ▁who ▁had ▁acc eded ▁to ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁thr ones ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁promoted ▁the ▁idea . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁ideas ▁involved ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Congress ▁Poland ▁between ▁Pr uss ia ▁and ▁Aust ro - H ung ary , ▁or ▁between ▁Aust ro - H ung ary ▁and ▁a ▁state ▁built ▁from ▁Lith u ania , ▁Bel arus ▁and ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁Congress ▁Poland . ▁ ▁The ▁Aust ri ans , ▁however , ▁had ▁under