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.
UN report lists offers of proposed government action to assist Hungarian refugees. Report specifically indicates country making offer, financial amount of offer, channel through which offer was made (whether it was made to the Secretary General, UNHCR or through another channel), and the number of refugees offered asylum (permanent and temporary). Countries listed include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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