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Verbatim Record of the Thirty-Seventh Meeting

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]
[Youth and Students movements, Independencies, Communist movements and parties, State and Administrative activities, Workers movements/Workers councils/Workers International organizations, Religious movements/Anti-clericalism/Atheism, Exiles/Political refugees, Science and Technology, Political Prisioners/Political trials, Pacifism/Peace movements, Cultural and sociocultural movements, Human rights organizations, International Relations, Occupation/Resistance movements]
New York (N.Y.)
Hungary
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:2193b9b0-4853-4ba6-9355-e300945f5369
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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 The third part of the testimony of Witness X [György Heltai]. He answered questions about the Hungarian refugees, emphasizing the difficult situation of children. He was also asked about the use of torture and the death penalty in case of the political prisoners in Hungary. Witness Y gave a detailed account of the events on October 23 and the taking over of the Party Headquarters. She was asked several questions relating to one incident when she witnessed the execution of sixteen wounded freedom fighters. Gábor Szarka, a Doctor of Political Sciences, politician, member of the Hungarian National Peasant Party, and political prisoner between 1948 and 1953, talked about his trial and imprisonment.
Published:1957

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