Marcel Fodor to W. P. Crozier.
Location: Vienna.
Memorandum regarding the situation in Austria and Hungary. He reports that although Hitler is 'fanatical' in his desire to 'conquer' and assimilate Austria, so far 'Austria has won the game' and the power of Dr Dollfuss is strengthening. He met with Dollfuss recently and thought he looked 'pale and slightly nervous'. An alleged German peace offer was made. Two days later they (Germans) denied that the offer was ever made.
The Concordate [sic] between Germany and the Vatican is concluded - a victory for the Vatican.
Fey (Minister in control of the police) and Vaugoin (Minister in control of the army) are anti-Nazi, they are Monarchists. General Julius Gömbös leaving for Berlin was a setback for the Monarchists. He (Fodor) believes that Gömbös is becoming an increasingly important player. He gives lengthy, detailed biographical information about Gömbös, mentioning Count Michael Károlyi, Aladar Balla, Admiral Horthy, the Kossuth Party, Béla Kun, MOVE, the Awakening Magyars, Bethlen, Koloman von Kanya, Stresemann, Father Zadravetz, Colonel Bauer, General Ludendorff, and Rathenau.
Gömbös has been on good terms with the Germans since the end of the last war. The Italians, who are allies of the Hungarians, were 'furious with his visit to Berlin'. Dr Morreale, Mussolini's agent, considered the visit 'untimely and too hasty'. The visit made a bad impression in Hungary too. Count Stephen Bethlen, founder of the Italian alliance, is going on a tour of England to gauge English feeling towards central European affairs.