Paris Peace Conf. 181.9202/262: Telegram
General Bandholtz to the Commission to Negotiate Peace
[Received November 26—9:30 p.m.]
214. Request that the following telegram be forwarded:
“Supreme Council, Peace Conference, Paris, France. In August this Mission requested Serbian Government to evacuate Hungarian territory in the Prekmurje district75 and likewise subsequently requested the Serbs to evacuate the occupied portion of Baranya including the city of Pecs.76 Both of these requests were repeated to the Supreme [Page 727] Council. As result of investigation of an Interallied officer sent to Pecs on November 23rd it is now known that Serbs have made practical civil occupation of that entire country, that they are assessing fines upon Pecs and other towns and are giving everyone the impression that they intend to remain permanently. It is urgently recommended that the Supreme Council make decision without delay requiring Serbs to immediately retire beyond line of demarcation established by Peace Conference, or give them the territory they now occupy. This Mission is on record as recommending that the Serbs be required to immediately evacuate above-mentioned territory, including coal mines. The continued occupation of Hungarian territory by neighboring states and uncertainty attending same is seriously interfering with organization of Hungarian Government and will delay elections.
According to telephone message received by this Mission the Roumanians on 25th despite existence of armistice bombarded defenseless town of Tokaj, killing several inhabitants. The Mission sends two officers to verify above telephonic report. On November [September] 26th the Roumanian[s] agreed to return to Hungary all locomotives and cars sent into Roumania subsequent to that date. Under this agreement they owe Hungary 69 locomotives and over 11,000 cars. Interallied Military Mission.”