Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 300-8-52

Title

Weekly Information Letter

Date(s)

1953 - 1959

Description Level

Series

Extent and medium (processed)

3 Archival boxes, 0.38 linear meters

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The Weekly Information Letter was published between January 1, 1953 and July 17, 1959 and can be regarded as the forerunner to the Situation Reports. It was compiled by the national Evaluators of the News and Information Service, RFE, and issued once a week. The Letter contained reports and assessments about developments in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The reports were not issued separately, but rather as one package compiled by the National Evaluators of the News and Information Service, RFE.

Accruals

Not Expected

System of arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Unknown

Languages

English

Description Control

Archivist's note

Processed by Tibor Szigeti, December, 2002; described by Pavol Šalamon, 24 January 2003.