GENERAL SITUATION OBTAINING IN BUDAPEST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008400550001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 22, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SU13.IECT General Situation Obtain ig 'n I3 apest;
PLACE.
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO,
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HIBITAD M7 LAW. W4PPOTh 3GT OM OP 841:6 FODU to Pftf]3a4i31TI0..
In the centor of the city,, one pe ivat enterprise a` e.r another is closing
down. The Cornrrcunist Town ad zt.nis,braJ,J_on. is loving entire trozt'~e ' fa :t,1 es
into these empty business offices.., ota:ing to the acat e shh:cirtarJ, of housing.
Stove pipes lot through sho-lindows, and dirty waste orate m ke a dreary
Impression.
Cost. of?-living, prices today refle^ti the ? Ce picture o worsening OOnd tio:ass,
as the following examples, tviui shout
ao 3r Doan aia,t?rtent tdth central '?c~'I'e.ielu , rent b ae c, a n c rs w .> r. a +.. m < n 5 - 600 fcLrints
b, furnishers poor?., rpw (is of !00 forints, but genera .sly posts . 3 - 400 forints
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tea
coffee
3.
d. s ,nl s suiting
ro'r 3r m cle Suit
cheapest co tum.e for woven.
light overcoat < .. 4 .
wo'mrlena s t,Tn,fr shoes
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sandals ro .. .
shirt .. ..
men's walking shoes
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the picture,. The fol_'! 43ng are a few ex- mples
laborer
skilled worker
steno, r*_ph.or (female)
government of t"'icial
newspaper reporter
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or `? doll r (sic) cost: 50 :` a.
celze every opro.rtuxtity to ohta,_n :~or,-.i?ra c-m1 renc`,e,a and -t-,,q .-st:_~:V`t ra urch^. e
these on the black rierket, ?r t x; ~e people nay ho: d In t.>'.?a.sixr no sseo_,;yior. at
the r of t 500 rr ? of go "d per c ier and above he n, to
o its
' !: handed o over to the State Bpnh ? ,?ai-aet the ?t? ?"'LG1^J Twice of 12
r;r f" r.T"u%e ,
G t* exzt a ur -f rat ]y the af. l ci l rate of r ;;: 'c r .:n ;e is U. 7 forints
to the dollar while, on the fr e r err ke it wac Ia.-..it r,W -portcd as 25-35
to the dollar
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