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BOX-FOLDER-REPORT: 29-3-129
TITLE:             Chronology of Events in Hungary
BY:                
DATE:              1956-12-6
COUNTRY:           Hungary
ORIGINAL SUBJECT:  ERS
THEMATIC SUBJECTS: Hungary--1956 Revolution, Government, Resistance to, Political Persecution

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FROM THE EVALUATION AND RESSARCH SECTION	6 DECEMBER 1956

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IN HUNGARY
(All from official Radio KOSSUTH unless specified)

5 DECEMBER

0630	On December 3 and 4 leaflets called upon the women of BUDAPEST to protest
	on December 4 with a silent demonstration against the fact that official
	organs branded the Hungarian revolution a Fascist movement,, At 1100 hours
	on December 4 several thousand women marched to the Heroes Square to
	lay wreathes at the war memorial. At the beginning armored cars tried to stop
	the demonstration but later did not interfere. No major incidents took place.
	(Radio NOVI SAD.)

0700	According to the lead article of NEPAKARAT the mistakes of the RAKOSI regime
	will not be repeated in Hungary. It condemns the prevailing anarchy and
	the spreading of leaflets and rumors.

0715	The organizing of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party in county Heves
	is encountering great difficulties because the population is mistrustful.

0720	Agricultural experts are working on the new agricultural program of the
	government.

1005	Report of the Swiss representative of the International Red Cross on the
	work of the Hungarian relief action.

1015	According to MAI NAP peasants are free to sell their produce to state organs
	or to consumers. Agricultural cooperative shops will be the chief organs
	of state buying. The prices of agricultural products will be coordinated
	with prevailing market prices. The abolition of the delivery system and
	the free sale of agricultural products means that the income of the
	peasants within a year will grow by five billion forint.

1020	According to NEPAKARAT, shortage of miners also hinders coal production.
	Some workers' councils called upon their workers to report to work in the
	mines for a temporary period as due to power shortages the factories
	cannot produce to full capacity.

	Jozsef NEMET, Managing Director of the Hungarian State Railways, gave an
	interview to NEPAKARAT. He stated that coal supplies received from abroad will
	last another five days, the supply of coal extracted in Hungary is insignificant
	Due to coal shortage more than 20,000 loaded freight-cars cannot be moved.

	NEPAKARAT gives details on the quantity of duty free gift parcels which can
	be sent to Hungary from abroad.

1030	According to NEPSZABADSAG, on December 4 rumors spread in the country that
	an armed anti-Soviet revolution broke out in PECS. The paper denies this rumor.

1505	The UN Secretary General informed the leader of the Hungarian UN delegation
	that he intends to go to BUDAPEST on December l6.


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1700	Report on the December 4 evening session of UN in connection with UN
	observers to be sent to Hungary.

1715	The Secretariat of the BUDAPEST Central Workers' Council issued a
	communique in which it condemns that in several factories workers' councils
	engage in unwarranted interference into the affairs of the trade unions
	It states that it is not the tack of the workers' councils to decide the
	fate of trade union organs.

1940	The chief of the BUDAPEST police headquarters calls upon the population of
	the capital not to believe in the leaflets and rumors spread in BUDAPEST.

1945	According to a radio commentary, in certain parts of the country the
	delivery system is still continued illegally.

1950	The circulation of NEPAKARAT is 120,000.

2005	According to a communique from official quarters, the Hungarian government
	considers the proposed visit of Hammarskjold on December 16 inappropriate.

2010	BUDAPEST police headquarters announced that manifestations took place in
	the capital today. The crowd which gathered in front of the US and
	British embassies demonstrated against the Hungarian government.
	Manifestations also took place in BUDA. Armed Forces checked the
	manifestations and arrested several persons.

2225	According to the report of the Commissary for Public Supply, due to
	power shortages several factories have to close down temporarily

end of December 5

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