HUNGARIAN LEADERSHIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900110009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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This mater4ab contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the gbpionage Laws, Title
18, U.B.C.,Mcs. 713 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY Hungary
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
Hungarian Leadership
REFERENCES
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
26 May 1955
1. After the Central Committee of the Hungarian Communist Party made the
decision to oust Nagy as Premier, a pamphlet pertaining to the meeting
was distributed to all Party secretaries. Although the 23-page pamphlet,
classified Tegg Secret, did not contain the full debate on the subject, it
did include Ukssi's speech and his answers to questions. This content
was sufficient to reveal that Rfkosi was fiercely attacked for sabotaging
the policy of collective leadership. The pamphlet also disclosed that one
of the significant accusations levelled at Nagy was that of discrimination
apifot the ATM (State Security Authority).
2. During the course of the intra-Patty strife, Nagy distributed tQ the
leadership a circular attacking Rakosi. The circular enabled Rakosi to
determine his loyal friends, as they telephoned him to warn of its
distribution.
3. It appears that the supporters of Nagy included Lajos Acs , member of
the Political Comittee, and Zeltkn Vas. According to rumor, Vas,
recentlyyppein'tod to the Ministry of Foreign Trade, will soon be
banish 4 + min:.
STATE X ARMY
X NAVY X AIR X FBI AEC
(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by
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