Soós László (szerk.): Magyar Minisztertanácsi jegyzőkönyvek 1867-1918. A Khuen-Héderváry és a Tisza kormány minisztertanácsi jegyzőkönyvei - A Magyar Országos Levéltár kiadványai, II. Forráskiadványok 56. (Budapest, 2018)
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Editorial information on the source value and the publishing style of the minutes During the period of the Khuen-Héderváry government, the ministerial powers had not been changed. When Count Khuen-Héderváry took his office on 27th June 1903, alongside the prime ministerial activities, he also became the leader of the Ministry of the King’s Affaires and the Home Office. From Kálmán Széll’s government, Minister of Finance László Lukács, Minister of Commerce Lajos Láng, Minister of Agriculture Ignác Darányi, Minister of Juctice Sándor Plósz, Minister of Religion and Public Education Gyula Wlassics remained in office. Minister of Defence Dezső Kolossváry and Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian Minister without a Portfolio Miklós Tomassich got into the government as new members. Due to the resignation of the Prime Minister and the ministers, the government served as an executing government between 7th August 1903 and 22nd September 1903, and 29th September 1903 and 3rd November 1903. Count István Tisza occupied his office as Prime Minister on 3rd November 1903, and kept the scope of duties of the Minister of Interior and the Minister of the King’s Affairs to himself. From the earlier government, Minister of Finance László Lukács and Minister of Justice Sándor Plósz remained in position. Albert Berzeviczy became Minister of Religion and Public Education, Károly Hieronymi Minister of Commerce, Sándor Nyíri Minister of Defence, Béla Tallián Minister of Agriculture. Ervin Cseh was appointed Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian Minister without a Portfolio. From 3rd March 1904 Károly Khuen-Héderváry became Minister of the King’s Affairs. The Tisza government undertook his duties as an acting government from 14th February 1905 till 18th June 1905. It is not my responsibility to give a historical overview about the scope of duties of the Hungarian cabinet, since Emma Iványi has already described it in the Introduction of her source publication titled Minutes of the Hungarian Cabinet from the Era of World War 11914-1918’. Further detailed information can be found in the book ‘The Cabinet Minutes of the Szapáry and Wekerle Government between 16th March 1890 and 13th January 1895’ published in 1999, edited by János Lakos (pp. 166-170). That is why in the following publication I only discuss the new regulations accepted in 1897, prior to the Khuen-Héderváry and the Tisza government. During the cabinet meeting dated 21st November 1895, members of the government led by Baron Dezső Bánffy decided on the development of new regulations concerning the work of the cabinet. Employees of the Prime Minister’s Secretary developed two drafts at the beginning of 1896. Notably the lists of ‘Cases to be Submitted Under the Supreme Decision of his Majesty’ and ‘Cases to be Submitted Under the Decision of the Council of Ministers’. The Prime Minister handed over the proposals for comments to the ministers, and also to the Head of the Cabinet Office directly subordinated to the Monarch. It was important for the government to change the regulations, because after some decades, the daily practice was different in several points from the regulations of 1867, and they hoped to increase the efficiency of governmental work. The proposal makers endeavoured to avoid appearances that they wanted to narrow imperial powers, 825
