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ADATTÁR - KOVÁCS LÁSZLÓ levele Carter amerikai elnöknek a Szent Korona visszaadásával kapcsolatban

KOVÁCS LÁSZLÓ LEVELE CARTER AMERIKAI ELNÖKNEK A SZENT KORONA VISSZAADÁSÁVAL KAPCSOLATBAN

2051 Robinhood Lane West Lafayette, IN 47906 1977. november 10.

Mr. Jimmy Carter President, United States of America

1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

At the end of the Second World War the Hungarian Crown came into the possession of the United States, and it has remained in the custody of the United States Government since. Although the return of the Crown to Hungary has been a continuing issue in the past, for a number of political and diplomatic reasons final decision has not been made to return the Crown. It is my understanding that you, Sir, have reviewed this question and determined that the Crown should be returned to the Hungarian people. This important decision is to be commended because it is just and wise.

Since the end of the Second World War, most outstanding issues between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Hungarian People’s Republic have been resolved. Full diplomatic relations have been maintained, and cultural and commercial agreements have been observed between the two Governments. The only major question that is still outstanding, it seems, is the issues of the Crown.

The Crown, in Hungarian history for centuries, embodied enormous constitutional properties. The legitimacy and constitutionality of the ruler dependen to a very great extent on possessing the Crown. It simply had to be present at the time of the coronation of the ruler of the country. Now, however, monarchical form of government no longer exists in Hungary, and the Hungarian people will want to retain some form of representative republican government. This point is crucial and must be the pivotal element of any final political decision that will be made concerning the future of the Crown.

The physical location and presense of the Crown is debated by Hungarian both in and outside Hungary. To those who live in Hungary today it has remained a pertual unexpainable puzzle why, after all these years of diplomatic contacts and agreements between the United States of America and the Hungarian People's Republic, the Crown has not been returned from temporary custody.

Discussion about the Crown among Hungarians living in western countries, including the United States, is mostly emotional, and it lacks substance and historical perspective to adress itself fully to the heart of the question. It is contrary to all human logic that some emigres who have lived for so many decades in our Republic still consider the restoration of a monarchical form of government as a possible and workable political motion for Hungary. Fortunately, this kind of antiquated thinking is limited to a few emigres in the United States who do not represent progressive political ideals.

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