RECRUITMENT OF HUNGARIAN INTERNEES FOR WORK IN NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700160436-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 436
• Publication Date: March 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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RECRUITNiEpiT OF HUNGARIAN INTERNEES
FOR WORK ZN NORTH KOREA
As reported by t4agyar Rirek Hun arian News)
confirmed by several esca- p- ee9 from HuBgary, uorkerspareibein it ~Weden, and
Aungary for the reconstruction of North Korea. g ecruited in
action to unemnlayment due to the curtailment ofGproductiorrinsHungarianeheavy
industry; actually, however, there is a different reason for it.
The regime is anrious to remove from the country the previous internees
Hudapestrandso heralargefcitiesrinn1952~,rWhotaremmovingdfromooneelocalit~?
releasehof thesinternees,~oit was announcedmthatg public morale. Prior toVthe
be sent to North Korea for reconstruction pork at~enormousawages~orAkenumberlof
unemployed persons ap;;lied, but were told that the jobs were reserved for depor-
tees and internees.
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