Papers and Documents relating to the Foreign Relations of Hungary, Volume 2, 1921 (Budapest, 1946)

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1921 all the recruits on leave and thus bring up to normal strength the extremely small number of troops. I would ask furthermore for permission to instruct the Ostenburg and Ranzenberger detachments to recall their reserves from leave*. I would ask for an immediate reply and instructions.

1 No. 735. 4583/pol. The Minister of Hungary in Vienna, Mr. Masirevich, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Bánffy. [TRANSLATION] Code telegram No. 324. VIENNA, August 18, 1921. To-day the Arbeiterzeitung began to dissect Count Bethlen's statement

2 that the Austrian Government had declared the Hungarian proposal to be acceptable. I do not think that in the face of this Chancellor Schober could assume any attitude except that of a blunt démenti, and with every reason, because, as is to be seen in the report,

3 it was only Mgr. Seipel who declared that he had every hope that an agreement would be concluded on the basis of our proposal, whereas Dr. Schober merely said that he would adapt his attitude to that of Mgr. Seipel. It is also known that during my absence of a few days, Dr. Schober retreated in the question of Sopron, because, from our answer after our confidential discussion on July 13,

4 he gained the impression that the arrangement discussed in that conversation was being talked of in Budapest as if it were already agreed upon. This attitude of Chancellor Schober, as I learned after my return, was a precaution taken in view of the Austrian parties. (See my code telegram No 298.

5) It is unnecessary to point out that any diplomatic activity becomes impossible, if such secret conversations, which I especially marked as confidential, are made public. I do not see that it would be in any way in our interest to endeavour to compromise Dr. Schober. In the 1 Cf. infra, Docs. Nos. 737 and 800. 2 Speech made at Vasvár on August 16. 3 Cf supra, Doc. No. 650. 4 Cf. supra, Doc. No. 584. 5 Supra, Doc. No. 753.