Papers and Documents relating to the Foreign Relations of Hungary, Volume 1, 1919–1920 (Budapest, 1939)
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1920 82 9 not only alive but has never been in any way even molested. As far as M. and C. are concerned, they have been arrested and are held for judicial investigation, being accused of the commission of common law offenses; but they have never been mistreated and there was never any question of any of them being liable to a death sentence. In fact, had the exchange accepted by the Hungarian Government on September ist been carried out, both of these men would have been handed over to Rumania. In other words, all these atrocities fed to these demonstration meetings and afterward published in the Rumanian newspapers are lies without a shred of truth. As far as the kidnapping of the three Rumanians mentioned in your code telegram are concerned, we have not the faintest notion of what it is about. You are requested to protest to the competent authorities against these fantastic lies and to insist that the Rumanian Government should be requested to disclose the names of these three Rumanians allegedly kidnapped. According to Colonel Oprescu, Counsellor of Legation Árion and a small retinue may be expected in Budapest next week preparatory to the arrival of a Rumanian diplomatic mission. No. 847. - 8153/pol. The Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kánya, to the Minister of Yugoslavia in Budapest, Mr. Milojevic. BUDAPEST, le 4 décembre 1920. Je viens d'être informé d'un nouveau cas où les autorités serbes-croates-slovènes ont arrêté des citoyens hongrois sur territoire hongrois encore occupé par les troupes serbes-croatesslovènes, et les ont emmenés à Valievo en Yougoslavie pour les y interner. Ce sont le Dr Thomas Prakatur, commissaire du Gouvernement, le Dr L. M., ancien sous-préfet, le Dr Ch. N., ancien sous-préfet.
