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

Documents

230 1920 bright; but he hopes that the Hungarian peace treaty will again be discussed in San Remo. He expects that in that quieter atmosphere he will make more progress in those efforts directed toward the pacification of Europe which necessarily include reconsideration of his request to examine the Hungarian counter proposals. No. 194. 1655/pol. The Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kánya, to the Representative of the Hungarian Government in Warsaw, Count Csekonics. [TRANSLATION! Code telegram No. 26. BUDAPEST, March 20, 1920. The Polish representative

1 informed me that his Government is prepared to support our request for oral negotiations and left it to the discretion of the Polish representative in Paris

2 to intervene with the Supreme Council if there is any chance that his action would be favourably received.

3 Since the ground has been prepared by Nitti's action which doubtless improved the situation in our favour, it seems that the support of the Polish Government stands a better chance for success. Polish intervention would particularly carry weight in Paris in view of the confidence which the French have in the Poles as their natural allies against the ever-threatening German danger. You are therefore requested to try to obtain the active support of the Polish Government. You may outline the results to be expected from Nitti's intervention and may point to the favourable impression which his action created in Hungarian public opinion. However, you should refer in this connection to newspaper reports only; your reliance on official information may be embarrassing to the Italians. I realize from your reports that the Poles feel somewhat handicapped in openly supporting us. It seems to me, however, that the intervention of Italy — a former enemy — altered the 1 Count Szembek. 2 Zamoyski. 3 Cf. Doc. No. 128.