Another pronoun question

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edmont

Another pronoun question

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I am not clear on the pronoun in bold in this sentence:

Am 24. Juli 1917 übergab Ludwig Polzer-Hoditz seinem Bruder das eigens für diesen entworfene zweite Memorandum, am 26.7. fand er zudem Gelegenheit, den österreichischen Ministerpräsident Ernst von Seidler zu informieren.

I guess that "er" in "fand er zudem Gelegenheit...Seidler zu informieren" refers to Ludwig -- but I wonder if in fact er refers to "seinem Bruder". Can one know for sure? Or is the German sentence unclearly written?

Thank you for any assistance.

tiorthan

Re: Another pronoun question

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As I explained in my previous post German usually works with a topic, so the general expectation here would be that it refers to Ludwig and not his brother.

edmont

Re: Another pronoun question

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tiorthan, thank you.