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

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1920 213 The Rumanian minister seems to have gained from his conversation with Sforza the impression that the territory which Rumania acquired at Hungary's expense is not threatened. This corresponds with Sforza's statement to me, reported in my code telegram No. 21

1 that the outlook for us is unfavourable. No. 200. 1717/pol. The Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kánya, to the Secretary General of the Hungarian Peace Delegation , Mr. Praznovszky. [TRANSLATION] Code telegram No. 214. BUDAPEST, March 29, 1920. According to reports received from members of the opposition in Yugoslavia, Spalajkovic declared that if a plebiscite were ordered, Yugoslavia would lose the northern part of the county of Baranya. The Yugoslav Sokol organization is colonizing with Albanian, Macedonian and Montenegrin peasants the counties of Bácska and Bánát by settling them on properties confiscated from Hungarians. Despite these efforts at colonization, it is believed that a plebiscite still would result in our favour. The Yugoslavs have expelled a great number of Hungarian civil servants from Újvidék, Zombor, Nagybecskerek and Nagykikinda. They are all sent to Szeged and are not allowed to take even their personal belongings with them. We have made representations to the Yugoslav Government. No. 201. 172

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/pol. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Simonyi-Semadam, to the Interallied Military Mission in Budapest. BUDAPEST, March 29, 1920. I learned with regret that the Yugoslav authorities of Zombor have forbidden the sojourn in occupied territory to fifty-seven 1 Supra, Doc. No. 192.