HUNGARY ASSAILS U.S. AND MINDSZENTY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100140057-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 1998
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: November 27, 1956
• Content Type: NSPR

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`total Strike Goes On
Hungary Assails
U.S. and Mindszenty
VIENNA, Nov. 26 (LP)-Attacks by Hungarian communists on
he United aces and Josef Uardinal Alindszenty brought new
ears here today for the safety of the Roman Catholic prelate of
lungary.
Hungary remained in the para-
yzing grip of a "total strike," with
ew indication's workers would re-
;pond to the threats and pro ises
f the Soviet-backed Janos radar
?egime.
The promises included broadening
Ununists, but hinged on ending the
trike and restoring "peace and or-
er.
'FASCIST TOOL'
The official Hungarian communist
overnment newspaper Nep Szbad-
ag yesterday accused Cardinal
1indszenty of being a tool of the
'reactionary forces." It was the
ost bitter attack against him since
is release during the early stages
f the revolt.
The newspaper described the Car-
inal as a "typical representative of
.he Horthy fascism" who "wanted
o end socialist construction and the
eople's power." The reference was
o Admiral Nicholas Horthy, former
egent of Hungary, who took the
ountry into World War II on the
ide of Nazi Germany.
A charge that the United States
ad advance knowledge of the re-
ellion in Hungary and in fact
elped to foment it, was made by
oviet puppet Premier Kadar.
NAMES CIA HEAD
He said a statement by Allan W.
ulles, "head of American intelli-
ence and brother of the Secretary
f State," indicated that "not only
ndignant students" part1cl15dtet in
he uprisings.
He said: ."They (the U. S.) knew"
n advance of the events in Hun-
ary."
Sources here feared Cardinal
indszenty may be confined indefi-
nitely within the
Budapest, where
three weeks ago.
U. S. legation in
he took refuge
The Kadar regime, however, al-
ready had indicated its contempt of
international law in the kidnaping
and arrest of former Premier Imre
Nagy.
Mr. Kadar insisted again that Mr.
Nagy asked for asylum in Romania.
He made no mention of the fact
that the government betrayed a safe
conduct pledge given Mr. Nagy be-
fore he left refuge in the Yugoslav
embassy:
The Romanian government pro-
fessed no knowledge of Mr. Nagy's
arrival. One West Berlin newspaper
said he was flown to Moscow to be
tried as a traitor.
Mr. Nagy had promised free elec-
tions and was negotiating with So-
viet authorities for the withdrawal
of Russian troops when they in-
stalled the Kadar regime.
Yugoslavia protested to the Kadar
regime against the armed seizure of
Mr. Nagy and his colleagues in spite
of the ' safe conduct agreement
worked out between the Yugoslav
and Hungarian governments.
Mr. Kadar told the Budapest Cen-
tral Workers' Council yesterday that
Mr. Nagy had been sent to Romania
for his own good.
Mr. Kadar promised the council
he would bring "right-minded per-
sons" outside the Communist Party
into his government as "soon as
order is restored." Meanwhile, Bu-
dapest Radii broadcast appeals
from the coutleil to workers to re-
turn to their jobs.-. 1
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