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

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1921 763 Austrian Foreign Affairs Committee meeting,

1 although it was not absolutely impossible that this resolution would be changed by the next session of the Committee. As to the contradiction mentioned in your above-mentioned instructions, it results from the fact that on the 13th inst., Dr. Schober, under the temporary influence of the events of the Committee meeting, began his statement by saying that the parties had adopted the attitude that the matter could not be discussed, which lent too much emphasis to this portion of the communication, whereas in reality only Mr. Dinghofer spoke to this effect, the others merely saying that the Hungarian proposals went too far. Then followed the proceedings described in telegram No. 323

2, which led to the resolution of which you know, in which no actual refusal of our proposals was expressed. Dr. Schober showed full understanding of the difficult situation of the Hungarian Government and assured me repeatedly that he would do everything in his power to avoid such excesses as he was hearing of with great regret from Budapest.

3 No. 749. 338/res. pol. The Minister of Hungary in Vienna, Mr. Masirevich, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Bánffy. [TRANSLATION Code telegram No. 337. VIENNA, August 20, 1931. With reference to my telegram No. 331 of the 16th inst.

4 Mr. Scharffenberg, the German chargé d'affaires, informs me that his Government does not think it possible to exert pressure in the question of Western Hungary, firstly because the provisions of the Peace Treaty are unmistakeable ; secondly, because the German Government has to consider the question of how far the Austrian Government wishes to go in certain territorial concessions, entirely as an internal affair of Austria. 1 Cf. supra, Doc. No. 707. ' Cf. infra, Doc. No. 757. 2 Supra, Doc. No. 724. 4 Supra, Doc. No. 718.