hu-002739-mnl ol p 2066
type: RecordSet
archival history: The papers were acquired in 1993 and they were supplemented in 1994 and 1995. They were donated by Ferenc Bakách-Bessenyey, the son of György Bakách-Bessenyey.
archivist note: Description was prepared by László Csősz.
biographical history: Baron György Bakách-Bessenyey (1892 - 1959) was the Ambassador of Hungary in Bern, Switzerland between the summer of 1943 and March 19, 1944 and as such one of the organizers of the peace initiatives of Hungary. Upon the German occupation, he aimed to inform and advise the Allies on Hungarian questions. He would later play a prominent role in the political life of Hungarian emigrants.
has or had script: Latn
has beginning date: 1926
has end date: 1971
has or had holder: hu-002739
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: hun
has or had subject: 983
has or had subject: 1022
has or had subject: 1118
has or had subject: 000202
has or had subject: 203
has or had title: György Bakách-Bessenyey papers
has record set type: Collection
identifier: MNL OL P 2066
record resource extent: 31 boxes; 3,76 linear metres
record resource source of information: fond
record resource structure: The papers of György Bakách-Bessenyey consist of dossiers, mostly by correspondence partners but occasionally by organization or themes. The dossiers are chronologically organized. They can be researched on microfilm.
scope and content: The most significant part of the collection consists of his extensive semi-official correspondence with prominent personalities, including Prime Minister Miklós Kállay, Otto von Habsburg and John Foster Dulles. The collection also includes the registry of the Hungarian Embassy of Bern. Bakách-Bessenyey took these materials with him in April 1944, so that details of his negotiations would not be acquired by his successor. The collection also contains information on the operation of the Ambassadorial Committee. The Committee had no regular registry and the materials in the files of Bakách-Bessenyey are partial and incomplete. Last but not least, newspaper and journal articles of Bakách-Bessenyey and other publications are also included.
title: Bakách-Bessenyey György iratai