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

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1920 215 and inquired whether he would be willing to forward the correspondence of Transylvanian refugees with their families through his couriers. The Rumanian representative declared that following the establishment of postal communications between Austria and Rumania, he had instructions not to forward private correspondence with his couriers. While personally he would gladly comply with the request of the Hungarian Government, he is obliged to ask for instructions from Bucharest. He expressed willingness to suggest that the request should be complied with and he intends to instruct the Counsellor of the Legation, Mr. Grigorcea, who is going to Bucharest shortly, to intervene personally for favourable action upon the request of the Hungarian Government. I should like to remark that, to my knowledge, there is in fact some postal service between Vienna and Rumania as well as between Vienna and Transylvania. Letters sent to or from Bucharest arrive with more or less regularity anywhere from four to twelve days. The postal service to and from Transylvania is not so reliable; many letters are being lost, especially if they are ionger than two pages. Pending the reply of the Rumanian Government to the suggestion contained in No. 1709/pol. an experiment might be made in sending such correspondence from Vienna through the mail. No. 203. 2522/M.E. The Prime Minister, Mr. Simonyi-Semadam, to the Interallied Military Mission in Budapest. BUDAPEST, April 1, 1920. With reference to your valued notes of the 2nd and 3rd inst. Nos. 1724

1 and 1738

2 and in connection with my letter of the 7th of March No. 1947

3 I herewith beg to communicate with you the results of the investigation made concerning the Cered frontier incident: 1 Supra, Doc. No. 156. 3 Supra, Doc. No. 171. 2 Supra, Doc. No. 158.