The Archive · 1935

Hungary Punishes Her Own Officials

Geneva, Jan. 18.

Hungary has carried out all the Jdemands imposed upon her by the Council of the League of Nations in connection with the murder of King Alexander of Yugoslavia, and Louis Barthou, French Foreign} /Minister, at Marseilles in October.

This claim is contained in a note sent to-day to the League Council by Hungary, and follows the information that punishment has been meted of to officials found in any way responsible for the crime.

Emphasizing the impossibility of establishing any direct or indirect connection. between the Hungarian authorities and the Marseilles tragedy, the communication adds that the Hungarian. Government has taken measures to strengthen its passport! regulations and to exercise stricter control over foreigners.

'The officials punished, it is stated, Include two police captains, who were dismissed, 'a gendarmerie commandant,' who was given 30 days' imprisonment, and two gendarmerie officials, who were sentenced to brief terms of confinement—Reuter. tion on account of language, race or religion.

Mr. Eden paid a warm tribute on behalf of the British Government to the tact and patience of Baron Aloisi and his committee and to the truly exceptional service of Mr. Geoffrey Knox, the English President of the Saar Governing Commission.

There is no official confirmation in London that any date has so far been fixed for the withdrawal from the Saar territory of the international foree—Wireless Through Reuter.

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