HUNGARIAN POLICE FORCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200620007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 18, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Hungarian Police Force
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DATE OF IN
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DATE DISTR.18 January 1949
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REPORT NO.
The following information concerns the Hungarian Police Forces
Document No.
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Clerical staff
3,400 111,000 male, 2,400 s
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remale (traffic )
- 150
Technical staff - 600
Subordinate clerks - 1,500 (female)
Dates
Infantry Officers - 4,000
Infantry enlisted 18,000
Cavalry (all personnel .. 600
Investigation - 3,000
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Fire Brigade - 5,012 (this expected to increase to 11,000
2. Arms
Rifles - 17,000 Mausers
1,800 misoellmneous
Machine guns - undetermined numbers] eight pieces 7.92 mm. type M. 42
'Mine throwers, 81 mm. - 12
Mine thrower ammo, Type 3614 - 120 (sic)
Light machine guns - 1)O(approxinately)
3. One thousand to twelve hurdred guns are repaired monthly for the army
at the police gun repair ..hop in Bajesy Zsilinszky Barracks (formerly
Franz Joseph cavalry barracks).
4. Appropriation for the purchase of arts and ammunition for the year 1949
amounts to 40,000,000 forints.
5. Appropriation for the purchas? of auto':,obiles for the Police jr 1949 is
25,000,000 forints.
The Police are training x.,000 people in rifle practice at Kamaraerdo
near Budaors Air field. -
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