The German Bundestag, introducing the colours on 9 March 1848, but also the Central Power had forgotten to announce the new flag to foreign countries (with exception to the USA).pp. 86/87. After 21 June 1849 it struggled to receive this recognition. When the Central Power ended its activities in December 1849, the Bundeszentralkommission took over. In May 1850 the US, the Netherlands (as a member of the German Confederation), Belgien, Sardinia, Turkey, Portugal, Naples, Spain, Greece and conditionally France had accepted the flag. Great Britain was asked but answered on 29 July procrastinatorily.Walther Hubatsch: Die deutsche Reichsflotte 1848 und der Deutsche Bund. In: the same (ed.): Die erste deutsche Flotte 1848–1853, E. S. Mittler und Sohn, Herford / Bonn 1981, pp. 29–50, here p. 34.
