HUNGARIAN PRESS LIMITS INDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS DECORATED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700200162-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2011
• Sequence Number: 162
• Publication Date: October 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION C_-0-N-F-I-D_E_-N_-T_-I-A-L_
'~? CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
~ INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
? COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Biographic -Decorations
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily nexspapera
WHERE
PUBLISHED Budapest
DATE
PUBLISHED 15 Jul-2 Sep 1954
LANGUAGE Hungarian
ARMY AIR 'FeRI'
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1954
DATE DfST. /9 Oct 1954
NO. OF PAGES 2
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
In the course of the regular exploitation oP the Hungarian press, it has
been noted that since mid ~Tuly 1954, up to 2 September 1954, complete identifi-
cation of the recipients of decorations has largely been discontinued. Formerly,
the position (e.g., tractor driver, director of a scientific institute, etc.),
the employing agency (e.g., Voros Ceillag (Red Star) Producers Cooperative,
Meteorological Institute, etc.), and the place of residence of each person
receiving a decoration were included in the announcements; now, such data are
being omitted.
Thus, the list of decorations presented on the occasion of Constitution
Day, 20 August, which was published in Szabad Neo on 21 Au
names as Andras Nagy, Istvan Kovacs, Istvnn Farkas, Janos Varsga,iet~udewhi hh
are quite common in every Hungarian locality. Without further identification
such names are as meaningless as John Smith or Tom Brown.
An exception is being made for a fex high-ranking decorations. For ex-
ample, the list published in Szabad Nep on 21 Au
item: gust is headed by the following
"On the occasion of Constitution Day, and in recognition of outstanding
services rendered in connection with the worker-peasant meeting, the Presidential
Council of the Hungarian People's Republic has awarded the following decorations:
"The Hero of Socialist Work and the Order of Merit of the Hungarian
People's Republic to Bela L. Kovacs, tractor operator of the Jaszkiser MPS, and
LaJos Macko, combine operator of the Voros Csillag state farm of Beremend.
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"The Red Flag Order of Merit of Work to Sandor Bu,jaki, tractor
operator of the Lengyeltoti MTS; Dr Sandor Berke, researcher of the Agricultural
Research Institute of Szeged; Ferenc Bur~an, binder operator oP the state farm
of Babolna; Janos Mehes, combine operator of the state farm of Konrad; and
Saroly Pater, rector of the Agricultural University."
The Foregoing item is then folloxed by lists of recipients of other
decorations, such ae the Order of Merit of Work, the Medal of Merit For
Socialist Work, the Medal of Merit of Work, etc., with only names and occupa-
tions being given; e.g., Andras Nagy, lathexorker.
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