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probable that the party’s paper would take such a differing position from its
chief on such a delicate subject.” 523 A semi-official, unsigned reply was sent to
the Hungarian embassy in Vienna from Budapest on October 9. According to it,
Hungarian politicians were greatly surprised by the article. The Foreign
Ministry suggested to Tóth that he mention, in private conversations, how
unfavorable impact the article had made, especially since it was also broadcast
by the Austrian radio. The Ministry also noted that the Hungarian press will not
respond to the article in the hope that similar provocations will not happen in
the future.
The Wester Hungary question, and the issue of Sopron, again surfaced in the
Austrian press and various political forums in May of 1946. Meinrad Falser,
Austrian embassy counsellor reported on the Hungarian mood in his report on
May 27 from Budapest to the Austrian Foreign Minister. He expressed that
Hungarian politicians and public opinion were perturbed not only by the
statements in the Austrian press but also by comments made in the Austrian
Parliament during a budget debate with regard to Sopron. Several days later, on
May 31, László Bartók, head of the Hungarian representation in Vienna, raised
the question while making his introductory meeting at the Austrian Foreign
Ministry. 524 As a result of all these actions, the Viennese government sharply
isolated itself from the issue. The Austrian territorial claims against Hungary
were not raised at the 1947 Paris Peace Conference, as it was not in 1918,
either.
523 Gecsényi, Lajos: Iratok Magyarország és Ausztria kapcsolatainak történetéhez
1945–1956 [Documents to the history of relations between Hungary and Austria 1945-
1956]. Magyar Országos Levéltár. Budapest, 2007, pp. 56–57.
524 Ibid, pp. 111–112.
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