Northern (N): Hungary (NH). Death of Foreign Minister

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the death of Imre Horvath, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs. The documents discuss the uncertainty of the Foreign Office as to whether Sir Leslie Fry, the head of the British legation in Budapest, should attend Horvath's funeral; the question of what form a message of condolence from the British government to the Hungarian government regarding Horvath's death should take; and the decision to send Fry to Horvath's funeral, and to have Selwyn Lloyd, the British Foreign Secretary, send a message of condolence. The documents also contain a report produced by Fry covering Horvath's funeral; and a copy of Lloyd's message of condolence. Other documents cover the appointment of Ferenc Münnich as the new prime minister of Hungary; and a reception held in Budapest to mark Münnich's appointment.