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

Documents

1920 195 him in the afternoon. It is interesting that he does not seem to have much confidence in the permanency of the peace treaties. Captain White knows Hungary only from information he obtained from Boroviczény and Bartlet.

1 I also had a long talk with the French major.

2 He declared that the union of Germany and Austria will be prevented even at the cost of another war. He expressed the belief that the Succession States of the former Monarchy could resist German penetration only if they would cooperate. I remarked that this is the line of policy which the Hungarian Government would be inclined to follow but we find not the slightest willingness in our neighbours. The Czech troop movements are watched carefully by the Mission. My personal relationships with the Allied members of the Missionare cordial. Neugebauer conducts himself loyally; I have less confidence in Hauenschild. The Representative of the Hungarian Government in Rome, Count Nemes, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Somssich. Replying to your code telegram No. 3.

3 Count Sforza told me today that he had not had opportunity to discuss in detail with the Prime Minister the declarations made by the latter in London. The substance of his intervention was against a suggestion at the London conference to disregard the Hungarian counter-proposals. Nitti took the position that since Hungary had been allowed to submit counter-proposals, it would be unfair to ignore them. Moreover, Nitti characterized it as a political error to decide the Hungarian question without even knowing — to say nothing of considering — just what 1 Most probably: Ashmead-Bartlett. 3 Supra, Doc. No. 169. No. 177. 1436/pol. Code telegram No. 12. [TRANSLATION! ROME, March 9, 1920. 2 Michel. 13*