Levéltári Közlemények, 39. (1968)

Levéltári Közlemények, 39. (1968) 2. - FORRÁSKÖZLÉS - Karsai Elek: A brit–magyar diplomáciai érintkezés történetéhez a polgári demokratikus forradalom idején / 313–325. o.

A brit—magyar diplomáciai érintkezés történetéhez 317 2. A Bern, 1919. február 3. Sir H. Rumhold berni brit követ jelentése Lord Curzon külügyminiszternek Esterházy Mihály gróf írásban átadott kéréséről Berne February 3 1919. My Lord, Count Michael Esterházy, who recently arrived at Berne from Pest, requested an interview with me but, as I thought he might well be an agent of Count Károlyi, I informed him that I could nit receive him. He subsequently wrote me a letter of which I have the honour to enclose a copy, as it is not without interest in view of the reports of a reactionary movement in Hungary where the Magyar mobility are stated to have collected a fund of thirtythree millions of crowns and started a recruiting bureau at Pest. I have the honour to be with the highest respect, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant Rumbold Eredeti tisztázat, Sir H. Rumbold sajátkezű aláírásával. — PRO FO 371. Austria— Hungary 1919. — /. 1193—21 459. — Az iratot 1919. február 7-én iktatták az FO-ban. В Genf, 1919. január 26. Esterházy Mihály gróf levele Sir H. Rumbold berni brit követhez egy magyarországi antant intervenció érdekében Geneva, the 26th January, 1919 Your Excellency, By force of circumstances not having been able to pay my respects personally and thus not having been able to. give my communications „viva voce", may I be permitted to do so by writing. I must declare in advance, that I act ,.pure et simple" as a citizen of my country, who bears its welfare at heart. The object of this letter is to hasten the occupation of Budapest by troops of the Entente and if possible-mainly by English troops. Being the son in law of Count Theodore Batthyány late Home Secretary in the 1st Károlyi cabinet I had the facilities of gaining information. The situation is the following: The present cabinet does not represent neither the Magyar people, nor the public sentiment in Hungary. It is simply the result of a pact with the socialist party, who being the only organized power in the country — though only numbering 240 000' organised labourers — exercise nearly dictatorial power. But even this government can not uphold public order, its bourgeois members are mere puppets, whose attempts at organising an armed force & etc. would be stigmatised as reaction. The remains of our army have been „socialised", thus 20—30 000 men have lost their value as troops and as discipline has disappeared, they are open to every extremist agitation. This is the state of affairs in the towns, in the country it is some respects worse, as there socialism has no hold, but due to tho wilful misinterpretation of the landreform, Bolshevism is the real danger.