HUNGARIAN AID TO NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600020179-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 179
• Publication Date: June 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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2. The Rakosi Matyas Hospital ; as set up in Korea as Hungary's
contribution to the war effort; all equipment for the hosaital
was furnished by Hungary. I do not know the size of the
hospital, nor where Lt was located.
3. Another method of aiding Korea was tie collection of money
for the ;.urchase of medicines, medical supplies, clothing,
and toys, I never heard of blood being shipped to Korea from
Hungary but the Red Cross campaign to collect blood was
intensified beginning in June 1951.
4. In line with the anti-.+estern in1 anti-US propaganda, a great
deal of emphasis was out, on the fact that the US started the
war in Korea. Up to February 1952
there had been US ing bacteriological war-
fare in Korea. I have heard over Radio
Budapest that there h.'re been mass meetings protesting the use
of Bid in Korea.
5. I never heard of explosives being shipped to Korea from Hungary?
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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CLASSIFICATION SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION
1. Shortly after the beginning of the war in Korea, a ca pain was
started in Hungary to enlist volunteers in a medical corps to
be sent to Korea. Those who volunteered to go to Korea as
surgeons, nurses, or medical as istants received 70 thousand
forints for six .r.onths service. At the end of six moiths,
the group of L10 persons :aa:; replaced by another group. In
April 1951, one of the groups returned and a great deal was
written about it in the papers. I remember seeing the, name
Gyoergy Vas, who is a surgeon.,
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