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Verbatim Record of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting (Closed)

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): United Nations...

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Main Author: Héderváry, Claire de
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: 1957
Subjects:
[Héderváry, Claire de, United Nations. General Assembly. Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary, Hungary > History > 1956 -1962 > Sources, Hungary > History > Revolution, 1956 > Refugees]
[Cultural and sociocultural movements, Pacifism/Peace movements, Political Prisioners/Political trials, Science and Technology, Exiles/Political refugees, Religious movements/Anti-clericalism/Atheism, 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]
New York (N.Y.)
Hungary
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:ebaa7145-751d-4746-982a-02776bc15bef
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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): United Nations Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary Sir Hartley Shawcross, representing the International Commission of Jurists, appeared and made a statement before the committee in regard to the situation in Hungary. He explained a legal point of view on the intervention of the Soviet troops, the trials following the revolution, the status of the country as a Soviet satellite state, and the legality of the Kádár government. The most important points of reference were the Peace Treaty with Hungary (1947), the Geneva Conventions, and the Warsaw Pact.
Published:1957

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