Verbatim Record of the Forty-First Meeting (Closed)

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UN Special Committee Documents (view collection record)

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Title:
Verbatim Record of the Forty-First Meeting (Closed)
Created:
New York (N.Y.): 20 March 1957
Language:
English
Physical Description:
39 p.: print out
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Content

Summary:
Tibor Legáth, liaison officer to Béla Király, gave his statement. He spoke about his arrest and imprisonment (1952-56), assaults by Soviet soldiers against civilians as well as the Red Cross ambulance corps, and his personal experiences in fighting. Witness BB, a doctor, participated in the revolution as a surgeon in a clinic. He was asked questions about medical supplies received from abroad, and about the patients the clinic handled. Witness AA was a university student and worked as a first-aid nurse in a hospital during the revolution. István Forgács was Minister Zoltán Tildy's political secretary from 30 October - 3 November 1956.

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)
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Access and Use

Rights Statement:
Rights Reserved - Free Access
Archival ID:
HU OSA 398-0-1-6585
Suggested Citation:
"Verbatim Record of the Forty-First Meeting (Closed)", 20 March 1957. HU OSA 398-0-1-6585; 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:81545d7b-8fe1-49cb-bdc2-c1fd05cbdd5f
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