Papers and Documents relating to the Foreign Relations of Hungary, Volume 2, 1921 (Budapest, 1946)
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98 1921 the possibility of a friendly solution of this question with the Chancellor of Austria in December 1920. After considerable persuasion, Chancellor Mayr had expressed his willingness to enter into negotiations with Hungary, on the following conditions: 1. The Italian Government assumes the rôle of mediator ; 2. The mediation by Italy will be carried out in a spirit of conciliation ; 3. Hungary enters into the negotiations in good faith. Chancellor Mayr declared his willingness to solve this dispute between the two countries on the basis of a "reasonable rectification of the frontier". It was Marquis della Torretta's view that we would not make a good impression upon the Austrian Government if we sought to solve the question of Western Hungary by proposing autonomy for this territory under Hungarian sovereignty and by offering economic advantages to Austria in exchange for her renunciation of this territory. Prince Castagneto emphasized that, in suggesting this mediation, Count Sforza merely desires to give expression to his loyalty to, and sincere sympathy for, Hungary; he has no other purpose in view but to secure an understanding between Austria and Hungary. Prince Castagneto begs the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to reply as soon as possible to the proposal outlined above. January 10, 1921. The Minister of Italy called to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs to state the conditions on the basis of which we would be prepared to enter into negotiations with Austria for a friendly solution of the question of Western Hungary. 1 No. 12. 61 /pol. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Teleki, to the Representative of the Hungarian Government in Warsaw, Count Csekonics. [TRANSLATION] Code telegram No. 4. BUDAPEST, January 6,1921. With reference to my code telegram No. 2, 2 you are requested to draw Prince Sapieha's attention to a report published in The 1 Cf. infra, Doc. No. 40. 2 Supra, Doc. No. 7.
