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Situation Report on Hungarian Refugees in Austria. High Commissioner's Office Allocates Aid to Hungarian Refugees

Records of this digital collection were assembled to document the work of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary established on January 10, 1957 by the United Nations General Assembly for the purpose of investigating the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Principal contributor(s): World Universi...

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Main Author: Héderváry, Claire de
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: 1956
Subjects:
[Héderváry, Claire de, United Nations. General Assembly. Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary, World University Service, Hungary > History > 1956 -1962 > Sources, Hungary > History > Revolution, 1956 > Refugees]
[Workers movements/Workers councils/Workers International organizations, State and Administrative activities, Communist movements and parties, Independencies, Youth and Students movements, Occupation/Resistance movements, International Relations, Human rights organizations, Cultural and sociocultural movements, Pacifism/Peace movements, Political Prisioners/Political trials, Science and Technology, Exiles/Political refugees, Religious movements/Anti-clericalism/Atheism]
New York (N.Y.)
Hungary
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:7bef5dfa-a8b2-4271-b6be-062e6a80bb32
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Summary:Records of this digital collection were assembled to document the work of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary established on January 10, 1957 by the United Nations General Assembly for the purpose of investigating the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Principal contributor(s): World University Service Letter from World University Service providing information from two UN press releases. The first press release provides information on Hungarian refugees in Austria, specifically listing offers of asylum from various countries and status of transportation efforts. The second press release indicates that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees allocated an additional $130,000 for the accommodation and emergency needs of Hungarian refugees arriving in Austria. The second press release also notes that the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees will report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the situation of Hungarian refugees in Austria and will suggest a future line of action.
Published:1956

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