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Letter from World University Service on Situation of Hungarian University Community in Austria and Update on Activities of Other Countries. 56/57 - General - 625 5.XII.56 - 170

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]
[International Relations, Occupation/Resistance movements, 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]
New York (N.Y.)
Hungary
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:88a2a26a-6b3d-4e58-88a8-19f04b59a014
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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 to UN provides update on status of the approximately 2,500 refugee Hungarian students in Austria, the majority of whom have been registered and accommodated in facilities in either Vienna or Graz. The letter also summarizes news regarding fundraising, scholarship and resettlement offers from other countries including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gold Coast, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Union of South Africa, Uganda and US. The influx of refugees into Austria has caused WUS to change approach in order to expedite the process of resettlement in other countries.
Published:1956

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