Paris Peace Conf. 181.9202/94: Telegram
General Bandholtz to the Commission to Negotiate Peace
[Received September 7—1:30 p.m.]
60. The Mission held no session this date. The French representative having left Budapest over Sunday and being unable to locate the Italian representative, General Gorton and undersigned, however, feeling that the matter was important sent Supreme Council following telegram:
“No P 6, August 7th [No. 6—7 September], 1919. M. Heinrich requests that the following be communicated to the Supreme Council:
‘I have the honor to inform you that I consider it my duty to resign my mandate to constitute a Cabinet, because it is evident that since I transmitted to you my propositions relative thereto, public opinion is expressing itself with increasing intensity and unanimity in favor of the present Government, formed under the Presidency of Mr. Etienne Friedrich, in such a way that I am forced to consider it impossible that my best-meaning endeavors be crowned with success. In conformity with the situation, I today tendered my mandate to the President of the Council, Mr. Etienne Friedrich, respectively to the Council of Ministers, to again devote my time exclusively to the affairs under my jurisdiction as Minister of Commerce.’
The mandate referred to was communicated to Supreme Council by Interallied Mission in their telegram of September 1st.35 Interallied Mission, Budapest.”
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