Századok – 1937

Pótfüzet - HEGEDÜS LORÁNT: Lord Beaconsfield politikai ügynökének jelentései gróf Andrássy Gyula és Tisza Kálmán politikájáról a keleti válság idejében 576–616

96 HEGEDŰS bORÁNT. [62] would advise Prince Charles to break off the negotiation, disband the army, and make an appeal to the Signatory Powers. M. Balatchano had not finished reading this telegram to me when he was interrupted by a visitor ; and I had no opportunity of continuing the conversation, and of ascertaining as accurately as I could have wished that the foregoing was all that he could tell me of the telegram he had received ; but I thought it as well not to lose any time in telegraphing to Your Excellency and to Lord Salisbury the purport of what he had said, as well as the fact, which had come to my knowledge, that Count Andrassy had just stated to the Hungarian Delegation that, though the reports he had received from Count Hoyos were calculated to assure him that Russia and Roumanie were on the point of coming to an understanding, he was bound to add that he had received the most contradictory information from other quarters. Later in the evening I had an opportunity of speaking to Count Andrassy himself. He said that, in face of all the contradictory reports which had reached him, he had been quite unable to decide what the real truth was ; but that he had made his declaration to the Hungarian Delegation in answer to the interpellation of Dr. Falk; that he had spoken strongly as to the interpretation put by the Austro-Hungarian Government on the Treaty Rights of Roumania ; and that he had in fact committed himself entirely to the view that Russia could not oppose the occupation of the Dobrudcha, now that she had received the cession of Bessarabia. "I have gone ahead", said Count Andrassy, as he left me, "and I look to your Government to back me up", to which I replied that I was convinced that they would do so. I have the honour etc. No. 73. Buda Pesth, Nov. 25, 1878. Sir, At 8. 45 this evening I had the honour to send to the Marquess of Salisbury the following telegram in cypher : "There is much excitement here over the defeat sustained by Count Andrassy in the Committee of the Austrian Delegation, which has declined to vote the supplementary credit for the occupation of Bosnia and the Herzegovina ; but it seems to be believed that the plenary sitting of the Delegation will reserve the decision of the Committee and thus maintain the Count in office." I have the honour etc. No. 74. Buda Pesth, Nov. 25, 1878. Sir, Count Andrassy's position as Minister for Foreign Affairs has received a rude shock in the action taken in the Financial Committee of the Austrian Delegation yesterday. That Body had before it the Government proposal for a vote of sixty millions (florins) supplementary credit, on account of the occupation of Bosnia and the Herzegovina. Your Excellency will not need to be told that this decision has produced a vast amount of excitement. It is the first real check which Count Andrassy's policy has experienced at the hands of the