Paris Peace Conf. 181.9202/152: Telegram
General Bandholtz to the Commission to Negotiate Peace
[Received September 28—1 a.m.]
95. Colonel Horowitz U. S. Army has just returned from visiting headquarters of Hungarian Army and reports as follows:
“On 24th and 25th I visited Siofok, headquarters of National Hungarian Army as member of the Interallied subcommittee, and I visited [investigated] reports of mistreatment and murder of Jews, and pogroms. I went thoroughly into the subject both with Jews of the neighborhood and with Hungarian officers and found that although there were several authenticated cases of mistreatment and even murders that these could not be traced even remotely to Hungarian Army authority. On the contrary the authorities are doing their utmost to prevent injustice and disorder in territory under [their] control. Every case reported is investigated and guilty offenders severely punished. I am convinced that rumors regarding so-called White Terror are unfounded. I consider the officers of the National Hungarian Army to be patriotic and inspired with most liberal sentiments of duty and justice. No well-behaved Jews or Christians need fear anything at their hands. They represent the visible and tangible support that Hungary now has and should be received with acclaim by Hungarian people instead of with suspicion and dread.”