In 1941 L.E. Hudec applied for membership in the Order of Vitez to the Hungarian Governor. He attached to his petition a detailed autobiography and some other documents. The original petition has been found and in his autbiography he explains the reasons why he could get back his Hungarian citizenship as late as 1939.

His writings include his concerns about how his family survived the seige of Budapest, and he also writes about how he and his family lived through WWII in Shanghai. These letters often refer to his role as Hungarian Consul during WWII, and include other letters/testimonials from Holocaust survivors who write that Hudec helped them from having to live in Shanghai's Jewish ghetto.

L. E. Hudec had been interested in archaeology for all his life. He had even learnt Italian to be able to read articles about archaeological investigations in Rome. He was invited by the Pope to take part in the excavations under St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome – in order to verify the existence of St. Peter’s tomb. Because of his work in Rome, he was invited by a religious archeological society in Berkeley, California, to hold seminars on the work being done in Rome. This document is the copy of his original lecture.