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BOX-FOLDER-REPORT: 28-5-94
TITLE:             More on the New Hungarian Government
BY:                
DATE:              1956-10-27
COUNTRY:           Hungary
ORIGINAL SUBJECT:  From the Evaluation and Research Section
THEMATIC SUBJECTS: Hungary--1956 Revolution, Government, Personalities

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H - 2 - CABINET B.G. INFO.

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THE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH SECTION	BACKGROUND REPORT
(Hungary)	27 October 1956

MORE ON THE NEW HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT. (second release)

Prime Minister:	Imre NAGY.	Succeeded Andras KEGEDUS as Premier
and became Politbureau member on
October 24, the first day of the
current revolt.

Premier from July 1953 until April
1955 and spokesman of the New Course.
Ousted from the Government and Party
offices in April 1955, and expelled
from the Party in December 1955 for
rightist deviation.

Deputy Prime Ministers:	Antal APRO.	National Chairman of the PPF (Peoples'
Patriotic Front,) and Minister of
Building. He served as Deputy Premier
in the. former Government; was member
of the recent regime delegation to
33ELGRADE. Member of CP Politbureau.

	Jozsef BOGNAR.	Also Minister of Foreign Trade, both
of this Government and of the previous
one. Secretary General of the
Smallholder Party. Since 1946 he has
always held a cabinet post.

	Ferenc ERDEI.	Continuing in the position he held
in the previous cabinet. Secretary
General of the National Peasant Party
In the provisional government after
World War II he was Minister of
Interior. Has been a member of the
cabinet since 1947.

Minister of Foreign Affairs:	Imre HORVATH.	Held the same post in the former
cabinet. Became Foreign Secretary
after RAKOSI's downfall in July 1956.
Although not a career diplomat, since
the end of World War II he has been Minister
to East-BERLIN, WASHINGTON, LONDON
and PRAGUE.

(MORE LATER)

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