Paris Peace Conf. 181.9202/207: Telegram
General Bandholtz to the Commission to Negotiate Peace
[Received October 24—12:30 a.m.]
172. At session on 22nd letter was received from Roumanian Commander in Chief disclaiming any intention to arrest Friedrich. It was simply a little patrol incident. Explanation as given was considered by entire Mission as too ridiculous for consideration.
The Yugoslavs have been causing trouble in the Baranya and especially in town of Pecs. As this district is entirely on the Hungarian side of Peace Conference line of demarcation [Yugoslav representative has been requested to withdraw] Yugoslav troops south of regular line.
Yesterday afternoon Minister Diamandi spent some time with me which was all wasted except as a personal visit. Roumanian attitude is that whenever Mission is at all harsh towards them the Mission is guilty of harsh conduct towards an ally; whenever the Roumanians [Page 707] go beyond all bounds in their handling of Hungarian situation and their attention is called to same the Mission has no right to mix in such matters because the Roumanian-Hungarian affairs is a special title [little] war between those two countries in which Roumania recognizes no allies. Sir George Clerk arrived early this morning.