Papers and Documents relating to the Foreign Relations of Hungary, Volume 1, 1919–1920 (Budapest, 1939)

Documents

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7 Hungary's guests and, therefore, treated with courtesy. The city is bedecked with the national flag. The Representative of the Hungarian Government in Rome, Count Nemes, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Somssich. Considering the sensitiveness of the Holy See, and in view of the fact that my semi-official mission has become generally known, I called on Cardinal Valfrè before delivering the letters,

1 lest nonobservance of formalities should be resented. The Cardinal thought that my hesitation in this respect was well-founded. He was unwilling to accept the letters but gave me a letter to the Under-Secretary of State. Monsignor Tedeschini received me today; but, in view of the circumstances, he did not want to accept the letters from me and would accept them only if they were sent by mail or through the diplomatic mission of another State. Finally, after I pointed out that these letters were dated in January, he decided to accept them. In conformity with the letter addressed to Cardinal Gasparri, I mentioned to Monsignor Tedeschini the desirability of establishing diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Hungary. He expressed the belief that the Holy See would soon send a nuncio to Budapest and that the Hungarian Government would accredit a minister to the Holy See. No. 166. 1342/pol. The Minister of Hungary in Vienna, Dr. Gratz, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Somssich. [TRANSLATION] No. 34o/pol. VIENNA, March 5, 1920. During a conversation I had with Chancellor Renner, he inquired of the attitude of Hungary toward the rumours concer1 For the text of the letters referred to in the dispatch see supra, Docs. No. 107 and No. 108. No. 165. 1330/pol. [TRANSLATION] Code telegram No. 2. ROME, March 5, 1920.