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The Hungarian Situation

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): Hungarian Nati...

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Main Author: Héderváry, Claire de
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: 1958
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]
[Pacifism/Peace movements, 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, Political Prisioners/Political trials, Independencies, Youth and Students movements, Occupation/Resistance movements, International Relations, Human rights organizations, Cultural and sociocultural movements]
New York (N.Y.)
Hungary
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:d9a1a94d-26f5-4dfa-a796-0222542779c4
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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): Hungarian National Revolutionary Committee in Exile Increased church attendance; interest in the findings of the Special Committee; internal struggle in the Party; exploiting the conflict with the West for consolidation of the regime; situation of the retuned refugees especially dire - of 21,000 returned refugees, 5,000 are in detention, many are interned; campaign against lawyers and small tradesmen; new arrests of political activists whose fates are unknown; prisons overcrowded with political prisoners.
Published:1958

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