GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 717, sig. 110-5/6

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English Translation

46 -8 The behaviour of Mrs Killinger on her way through Budapest has caused displeasure,as she allegedly had made a rather pleasurable impression as if she were coming from the fresh summer.(Conclusions come from the circle of the German embassy in Budapest on the occasion of a meeting with the envoy Veesemaier). In the German districts of Budapest, it is reported that Papen's envoy is to become a ambassador to Budapest.There is nothing to be heard about in the circles of the German embassy, but it is clear that there are possibilities for political games from Budapest far beyond the Danube region,as well as via Budapest and Turkey, to which, as you know, relations have not been broken,the direct links between the European Union and Turkey. In view of the fact that the Russian and English interests today clash in a very concrete form (Dardanelles - Turkey , Tito - Mihailovic ), sending the Lord of Papen in the form of a special order to Budapest would undoubtedly offer very great political possibilities. A partnership that ensures that the opportunities that can be perceived today are actually exploited. Khn / énd bayag 6E 9 44