LETTER TO ESTES KEFAUVER FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R000100080023-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2002
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: December 12, 1959
• Content Type: LETTER

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ER 11-9540/a
12 DEC %
le Estes Kefauver,
tad States
Washington 25, U. C.
Dear SonatO? l efauver:
Yerdr letter of November 27 stated that a constituent bad brought to
your attention a report by Dr. **Is Fabian that about ISO young Hungarians
are being held by the regime for execution following their 18th birthday.
We are, of course, deeply concerned by reports of this nature, and
In *Us case have done everything, possible to obtain evidence concerning
,mss particular statement. We are able neither to cooftem nor deny the
report of Dr. Fabian.
We tue inclined to believe that the best available evidence on this
general subject has been brought together in the report that Sir Leslie
M , until reeently New Zealand Ambassador to the United States,
r iy made to the United Nations on the Hungarian situation. This
report clearly indicates the continuance of systematic communist repression
in that country. The overwhelming vote is the UN an December 4 in favor
of Sir Lesliee's resolution indicates that a majority of dko, flee nations of the
world agrees with his views.
It may interest you to know that on October 17, 1959, a press spokes
UUM 01 the Hungarian communist regime, Lasslo Gysros, admitted,
a ccosdin& to a Reuters correspondent, that there have been 31 executions
state the "U )post trials" of last February and March. This admission is
icularly significant because the regime denied in the UN General
Assembly in 1958. that any trials were being hold, or would be held in the
future, for revolutionary activity in *October of 1956.
We will send to your office under separate cover a copy of
Sir Leslie's report as of possible interest to your constituent. Please
call on us-if you have further questions.
Sincerely.
SIGNED
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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