Papers and Documents relating to the Foreign Relations of Hungary, Volume 2, 1921 (Budapest, 1946)

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1921 771 daily for exhaustive instructions on the question of taking over war loans and the national debt, namely at what rate we should request Austria to take them over. This may possibly be in accordance with the proportion of the population of Western Hungary to that of post-war Hungary. I do not think we ought to go any further into the question of the exchange of banknotes, because, the less favourable the rate of exchange which Austria gives for Hungarian banknotes to the newly-annexed population, the less satisfied the latter will be with the new régime, which it is not in our interest to prevent. Finally I would ask if it is not possible to discuss all the questions pending between Austria and Hungary after the decision of the Committee expected on Saturday, when and how we envisage the resumption of negotiations for the division of common properties, which have hitherto produced no result.

1 No. 761. 420/M.K.res. The Representative of the Hungarian Government in Belgrade, Mr. Kolossá, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Bánffy. [TRANSLATION] Code telegram No. 88. BELGRADE, August 24, 1921. Referring to your code telegram No. 97:

2 The Prime Minister yesterday gave a luncheon to members of foreign missions and there again expressed his appreciation of my having been charged to represent my Government on this occasion.

3 No. 762. ooo/pol. The Acting Representative of the Hungarian Government in Rome, Mr. Márffy-Mantuano, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Bánffy. [TRANSLATION] Code telegram No. 107. ROME, August 24, 1921. With reference to my code telegram No. 106:

4 I also spoke to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Marquis della Torretta, on the subject of our admission to the League of 1 Cf. supra, Doc. No. 757; and infra, Doc. No. 772. 2Supra, Doc. No. 750. 3 Cf. infra, Doc. No. 774. 4 Supra, Doc. No. 759. 48*