Background Report on Hungary from 1957 to 1961: Includes Large Number of Issues Related to the Political and Economic Life of Hungary

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UN Special Committee Documents (view collection record)

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Title:
Background Report on Hungary from 1957 to 1961: Includes Large Number of Issues Related to the Political and Economic Life of Hungary
Created:
New York (N.Y.): 16 May 1961
Language:
English
Physical Description:
140 p.: print out
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Content

Summary:
Discusses Communist legal philosophy and decrees; describes different factions inside the Communist Party; relationship between Kádár and Khrushchev; relationships with Tito and Yugoslavia; some democratization since 1960; limited criticism allowed, but fundamental critique of the system is ruled out.

Context

Creation Note:
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): Radio Free Europe
Source:
Records of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary: UN Documents (HU OSA 398-0-1)
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Access and Use

Rights Statement:
Rights Reserved - Free Access
Archival ID:
HU OSA 398-0-1-8633
Suggested Citation:
"Background Report on Hungary from 1957 to 1961: Includes Large Number of Issues Related to the Political and Economic Life of Hungary", 16 May 1961. HU OSA 398-0-1-8633; Records of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary: UN Documents; Open Society Archives at Central European University, Budapest.
Permanent URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:69d134b5-586f-4463-ad3a-96ba4c929b52
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