Witness JJ, a student at the Technical University in Budapest, made a statement about the events from Monday, 22 October onwards. Witness II, who made a statement the day before, was asked questions relating to the events he witnessed, primarily his arrest and imprisonment. Witness KK, a chauffeur and truck driver, secretary and deputy chairman of a workers' council for the hotel and restaurant workers, made a statement about the election of the council. Witness LL, who worked in a temporary hospital during the revolution, made a statement with regard to rescue work, the transport of Red Cross supplies, and the interference of the Soviet soldiers with ambulance work. Witness MM was captured and taken to a prison in the Soviet Union. At the end of the meeting, the committee discussed if they are supposed to study the living conditions of the Hungarian refugees in the refugee camps.
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): United Nations Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary
Source:
Records of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary: UN Documents (HU OSA 398-0-1)
"Verbatim Record of the Forty-Sixth Meeting (Closed)", 26 March 1957. HU OSA 398-0-1-6589; Records of the UN Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary: UN Documents; Open Society Archives at Central European University, Budapest.
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