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BOX-FOLDER-REPORT: 29-2-78
TITLE:             The National Government of the Hungarian People's Republic
BY:                
DATE:              1956-11-16
COUNTRY:           Hungary
ORIGINAL SUBJECT:  From the Evaluation and Research Section
THEMATIC SUBJECTS: Hungary--1956 Revolution, Government, Personalities

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FROM THE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH SECTION 16 NOVEMBER 1956

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC

Situation on November 3 1956.
 
On November 3 the Presidium of the People's Republic dismissed the
members of the government, With the exception of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and the Ministry of Defense the National Government appointed
deputy ministers.

Composition of the National Government:

Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs: Imre NAGY

Ministers of States: Zoltan TILDY
Eels. KOVACS
Istvan B. SZABO
Anna KETHLY
Gyula KELEMEN
Jozsef FISCHER
Istvan BIBO
Ferenc FARKAS
Geza LOSONCZY
Janos KADAR

Minister of Defense: Pal MALETER

(See :3.11.56. Background )

THE HUNGARLAN REVOLUTIONARY WORKER-PEASANT
GOVERNMENT

Situation on November 4 1956.

Janos KADAR's announcement on November 4 1956.

"The Hungarian revolutionary worker-peasant government has been
formed,, On October 23 a mass movement, started in Hungary with the aim
of correcting the crimes committed by RAKOSI and his accomplices
against the Party and the people and of defending our national
independence and sovereignly brought danger upon our socialist achievements,
ounpeople's democracy, our worker-peasant rule, the whole existence of

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our fatherland, through the weakness of the Imre NAGY government and
counter-revolutionary elements who forced their way into the movement.
This prompted us, Hungarian patriots, to form the Hungarian revolutionary
worker-peasant government."

Composition of the government: 

Premier:	Janos KADAR
Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense
and Public Orders:	Dr. Ferenc MUNNICH
Minister of States:	Gyorgy MAROSAN
Minister of Foreign Affairs:	Imre HORVATH
Minister of Finance;	Istvan KOSSA
Minister of Industry:	Antal APRO
Minister of Agricultures	Imre DOGEI
Minister of Commerces	Sandor RONAI

The other portfolios remain vacant for the time being.

(See: 4.11.56. Backqround 7.)

On November 7 1956 members of the Hungarian revolutionary
workerpeasant government were sworn in the presence of Istvan DOBI, President
of the Presidium. (Mon. 8.ll.56.)

Resolution of the Hungarian revolutionary worker-peasant government
of the management of the branches of state administrations

1. Of the members of the Hungarian revolutionary worker-peasant government
Deputy Premier Dr. Ferenc MUNNICH was put in charge of armed forces
and public order, Imre HORVATH of foreign affairs, Istvan KOSSA of
finances, Antal APRO of industry, Imre DOGEI of agriculture and
Sandor RONAI of commerce.

2. The Hungarian revolutionary worker-peasant government authorizes
its above-mentioned members to appoint provisional departmental
heads to the various ministries. (Signed by Janos KADAR, President
of the Hungarian revolutionary worker-peasant government.) (Mon.
9.11.56.)

APPOINTMENT CF COMMISSIONERS - SETTING UP OF GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES

Commissioner of Transport and
Telecommunication:	Dr. Gyorgy CSANADY

Government Committee of Public
Supply:	Rezso NYERS
members:	Imre KOVACS
Vilmos SAGHY	
Janos TAUSZ
Kalman PONGRACZ

(Mon.8.11.56)

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For the administration of public supply in the counties commissioners
will be appointed. (13. 11. 56. Man.)

Government Commission 
for reconstruction:

members:	Ferenc NEZVAL on behalf of the Ministry of Town and Country
Planning
Mihaly TABANYI on behalf of Housing and Public Construction
Rezso TRAUTMANN on behalf of the National Construction Board
Jozsef PRIESZOL on behalf of the Ministry of Transport and
Telecommunication
Istvan BARTOS on behalf of the Metropolitan Council

(The taks of the above Government Commission is to organize the
reconstruction of damaged buildings in Budapest.)

GOVERNMENT LIAISON OFFICERS 

The government keeps in touch with the counties through
liaison officers. (12.11 .56 Mon.)

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