The Archive · 1939

Hungarians Cross Border

It is authoritatively confirmed that Hungarian troops crossed the Czechoslovak border near Orhegyalja this morning and occupied that village.

The Hungarian Government has Mr, Roosevelt Delays Relief Fund Request Washington, Mar. 14.

President Roosevelt has been delayed in preparing his message to Congress requesting additional relief funds and may not submit the message before the end of the week, the White House announced today United Press sent an ultimatum to Prague over the Carpathic-Ukraine problem.

The Hungarian ultimatum sent to Pracue grants the Czechs a delay of 24 hours. It demands the release of all Hungaricns in prison, discontinuation of persecutions against the Hungarian population. freedom for Hungarian organizations to arm themselves, and the evacuation of och troops from Carpathic-Ukraine. A German source reported here that three Hungarian infantry battalions pursued their advance after having crossed the Czech border near Munkacs at dawn and are now sixteen kilometres within Czech territery. They occupied Svalava, after clashes in which many were killed and injured.

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