Paris Peace Conf. 181.9202/266: Telegram
The Commission to Negotiate Peace to General Bandholtz
127. For Bandholtz from Polk. Supreme Council has decided to dissolve Council of Generals. In view of that fact you will remain in Budapest81 as United States representative and can keep with you Colonel Loree, Colonel Sheldon, Captain Gore, Field Clerk Fenselau and six enlisted men. Will arrange with Loree for funds. Please release all other officers immediately and from time to time let such other officers go as you do not absolutely need. I will let you know as soon as I have any information in regard to Grant-Smith’s arrival. It is understood of course that you have no diplomatic [Page 732] status in view of the fact that we have not negotiated treaty with Hungary and are merely there as military observer but can give such friendly advice to the Hungarian Government as is proper.
Permit me to say that the administration of your office meets with the hearty approval of this Mission. Polk.
- Apparently garbled in transmission and received by General Bandholtz as “Bucharest”; see telegram infra.↩