Az erdélyi települések népessége nemzetiség szerint 1930–1992 (1996)

FOREWORD

religion, by settlements. I believe that the exchange of letters and the favourable outcome thereof can set an example in our history of collaboration in the field of statistics and, therefore, I fínd the reproduction of the letters in this place useful. Letter from the president of the Hungárián Central Statistical Office to the president of the Románián Central Statistical Office: „Dear Mr. Radocea, In the recent years the Hungárián Central Statistical Office prepared and issued — partly within the framework of a scientific work — the historical data of the population censuses carried out between 1880 and 1941 on the native language, nationalities by communes. We plan to publish alsó data by religions. We think that the data of the population censuses of our own country and of the neighbouring countries containing time series by settlements further the European régiónál demographic comparative analysis. I mention that the Austrian Statistical Office sent us already the data of Burgenland (for the 1920—1990 period) concerning which we had data for the 1880—1910 period. If it is necessary, our expert would travel to Bucharest to consult and discuss the details with your collaborator designated by you. In the hope of your kind assistance I request you to send to my address the publications and the available tables not issued (copies) which contain the data by settlements of the Roumanian population censuses of 1921, 1930, 1941, 1956, 1966, 1977 and 1992. Thanking your in advance for you help I am willing to render you a similar service at any time. Yours sincerely Budapest, 24 October 1995 Tamás Katona" Reply from the president of the Románián CSO to the president of the Hungárián CSO: „Dear Mr. Katona, I gladly received your letter of October 24, regarding your request of census data on our population by nationalities, mother tongue, and religion, and by localities. 12