Paris Peace Conf. 181.9202/175: Telegram
General Bandholtz to the Commission to Negotiate Peace
[Received October 6—9:30 a.m.]
125. At a conference between Admiral Troubridge, and the French Generals Graziani and Franchet d’Esperey last Saturday at Szegedin [Page 698] which was called by the last named the Admiral recommended that Hungarian peace delegates to be approved by the Interallied Military Mission be sent to Paris without delay and it is understood such recommendation was telegraphed M. Clemenceau. Coincident with the practical stoppage by the rain of animal-drawn transport the Danube is usually closed to navigation. I understand that bad weather is certain to begin about November 1st. I cannot too strongly present the necessity for the immediate return of Hungarian rolling stock and the withdrawal of the Roumanians.