DLA037-0041  Translation

Budapest, 1st May 1936

Dear Fülöp,

Many thanks for the kind letter you wrote me while at sea. I hope my previous letter reached you in Paris.

I am very glad to hear that you treated yourself to such a fine holiday – despite the fact that you were working all the way through it. You sincerely deserved a rest and it will once again be to the benefit of Art and to the enjoyment of mankind.

Fully in the knowledge that I am writing this letter on St Philip’s Day, I send my own and my wife’s and all our mutual friends’ very best wishes. May God keep you in good health and good spirits, with the will to work, for a long time to come!

From your letter of today, I see that you are to arrive home on May 1st. I can just imagine the joyful family circle you will make.

You mention the latest article by Lord Rothermere.^[1] It was a happy thing indeed.

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Our general impression is that public opinion in Britain is turning more in our favour once again, which is something greatly to be desired.

Friendly relations between Hungary and Britain were perhaps somewhat strained by the fact that Hungary did not join in with the sanctions against Italy. Italy’s great triumph will, however, cause Britain to proceed more peaceably and the slight sense of anti-Hungary sentiment will subside. I think it already has done.

Once again, my very best wishes to you and please pass on my respects to your dear wife.^[2]

Your old and true admirer,

László

Editorial Note:

Doctor László Siklóssy de Pernesz (1881–1951), Hungarian art critic; for biographical notes, see [111404].

AH (translation)

18/07/2025

KB (summary)

14/10/2009