[7] As a Germanophile, he was a leader of the Muslim supporters of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina who renounced any kind of autonomy, including one based on religion.

At the beginning of World War I he was military commander in the Schutzkorps, an auxiliary volunteer militia established in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Austro-Hungarian authorities.

[13] During World War II, he belonged to a narrow circle of Muslims who were supporters of the Independent State of Croatia and was vice-president of its government (Croatian: Doglavnik) with his seat in Banja Luka.

[14] At the end of the war he was part of the Independent State of Croatia evacuation to Austria, only to be imprisoned by British forces, who extradited him to the new Yugoslav communist government.

[17] Budući da je nacija podijeljena na vjerske i regionalne skupine, Mešić ponavlja da je nužno razdvojiti pojam vjere od pojma nacije, te tvrdi: “Mi nismo Turci, nego smo po vjeri Muslimani a po naciji i našem lijepom hrvatskom jeziku Hrvati.”On vrlo jasno razdvaja pojam vjere od pojma nacije.