ALTERCATION AMONG HUNGARIAN JOURNALISTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000200450008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 6, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT 25X1 A2g
COUNTRY Haase
SUBJECT Altercation Among
Hungarian Journalists
ORIGIN
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DIST, 6 January 1947
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1. Na idor Keszt ,yi, Chief of the Press Section of the Hungarian Foreign Office,,
arrived in Paris on 1 December to investigate personally an altercation among
Hungarian journalists which had begun during the Paris Peace Conference Ivan
Boldizair, the } huigari an observer at UNESCO, had, in his capacity an head of the
Hunger Press delegation, deleted all information unfavorable to the Russians
fan Hungarian newsmen! s copy. Imrs Mikeaa, of the moderate Smallholders paper
ftyar Nemset however, evaded censorship by telephoning his copy directly to
Budapee .A ournalistic conflict developed between the left and the moderates
in Hungary.
2. Meanwhile, in Budapest, the Communist Saab d f and the Red Armor newspaper Szabad
Szd attacked Mikes Even some modsra~~s Secretary of state Father 1st
Balogh, who has great influence over M r N ets are endeavoring to use this
current unrest to force as maxr of th r po ca opponents as possible out of
responsible positions,
The Hungarian CommLnists in Paris and Budapest failed in their attempt to muzzle
Mikes by offering him membership in the Party and the editorship of their public
tion Pari.ei Ste, but succeeded in having his appointment as Press Attache
at 'the s ,~ega iom cancelled. The Legation bulletin which he was to have edit-
ed, ba,s stopped publication. FA I Auer, Hungarian Minister to Franoe,asnd Foreign
Minister Janos Oyi ngyossy had both approved Mikes for this post, but Comm un i.st
Matya Rakoasai demanded that the appointment be withdrawn.
The attacks against Mikes and his reporting of the AGO conference continue,
Class. CHAYC:':.D ?TS
DDA Memo, 4 7
Auth: DDA REG. 7711763
Date: (aa ANX,' By: O2
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