File No. 701.6311/220
The Ambassador in Austria-Hungary (Penfield) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 28, 11 a. m.]
1464. While transacting routine business yesterday afternoon with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, reference was made to the recent attack on him in the Hungarian Parliament for having no Ambassador in Washington. Started wholly informal, ended in the definite inquiry if you could arrange for a safe-conduct; if so, Minister for Foreign Affairs would early ask agrément for high-class representative. Obviously this Government want no publicity until assured that your request for a safe-conduct will be granted by the Entente. This I promised. Kindly cable me early. Beg call attention your telegram No. 1226 of May 16 last.