English Translation

30 - 3 - that Hungary must be totally destroyed in the development that has taken place so far, and that, on the other hand, it may be possible to find a way out by achieving such conditions of ceasefire that do not correspond to the destruction of the nation. The effect of this proclamation of Horthy was immediately expressed in the cityscape of Budapest.The Jews / there are still about 300,000 Jews in Budapest / believed the eyesight of their full victory for came, dropped the stars and began with riots and joy celebrations.The liberal upper class of the bourgeoisie has proclaimed with a knowledge of relaxation and apathy In this context, the news was that at the meeting of Churchill and Stalin in Moscow the fate of Hungary had been captured. In the evenings and in the night from Sunday to Monday, there was no general conviction that it would be possible to intercept the situation from the inside, to prevent Russian invasions and to master the events. A few Germans who were present in Budapest were present at the two German action centres, the German Embassy and the service of the Commander of the Sachsenberg Security Police. The counter-actions of the arrow-crackers have started quickly and with good success, after which the supporters of Szálasi had already had constantly increased alarm readiness in the last days.In the afternoon the radio and a part of the public buildings were occupied.It turned out already in the first hours that the coup of Horthy and its surroundings was by no means systematically prepared and that Hprthy also did not have the executive of the capital in his hands.