A file containing documents concerning political purges and trials in Hungary. The file includes a letter from the British legation in Budapest reporting on the trial and sentencing of a group of Hungarian factory workers accused of undertaking anti-state activities; a letter requesting information about the arrest of a Hungarian lawyer; and a letter from the wife of a former Hungarian general imprisoned in Hungary. Other documents include a letter from the British legation in Budapest reporting that there are claims that Imre Nagy, the former Chairman of the Hungarian Council of Ministers, has been put on trial; a discussion of the validity of the sources reporting on Nagy's trial; and a note about the timing of Nagy's trial and execution. The file also includes a report on a mass trial of Hungarian citizens charged with high treason.
- Collection ID
- FO371
- Department Reference
- Code NH file 1015
- Document Type
- Correspondence Reports
- File Reference
- FO 371/134850
- Identifier
- 10.1080/cwee.fo371.134850
- Key Events
- Execution of Imre Nagy for treason
- Pages
- 50
- Persons Discussed
- Anastas Mikoyan Imre Nagy
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Subject Countries
- Hungary
- Themes
- Domestic Politics Dissent, Resistance, and Human Rights
