Papers and Documents relating to the Foreign Relations of Hungary, Volume 1, 1919–1920 (Budapest, 1939)

Documents

1920 193 pouse Hungary's cause, there is a slight hope for the improvement of the peace conditions. This depends of course on the willingness of these Powers to face the opposition which the French and, even more, Hungary's neighbours would show to such a policy. No. 174. 113/B.I. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Somssich, to the Secretary General of the Hungarian Peace Delegation, Mr. Praznovszky. [TRANSLATION] Code telegram No. 150. BUDAPEST, March 8, 1920. Colonel Dumitrescu arrived in Budapest with a plan for the evacuation by the Rumanians of the TransTisza territory in four stages. An agreement has been reached concerning the first three stages, according to which the Rumanians will evacuate by March nth the line of Nagyvarsány, Debrecen, Szovát

1 and Biharudvar.

2 No final agreement has been reached as yet concerning the fourth stage which involves further evacuation of all territory up to the Clemenceau line during the second half of March. In order to avoid incidents, the evacuation will take place by the creation in each instance of neutral zones. A ten kilometer neutral zone is contemplated for the whole Clemenceau line, half of which would be on the Hungarian side and half on the Rumanian side. The occupation of this territory by Hungary must be carried out by not more than one army corps. All our efforts to demonstrate the necessity of a greater force have been strenuously opposed by the Rumanians, strongly supported by the French military mission. The Rumanian fear of Hungarian troops is indeed amazing. The first stage of the evacuation was carried out without incident. The population everywhere received the Hungarian troops with great enthusiasm. We are receiving floods of com1 Recte: Hajdúszovát. 2 Probably : Biharugra. 13