Hungary: Dissident Activity in Hungary

A file of correspondence and reports concerning dissident activity in Hungary. The documents cover the activities of a prominent dissident, László Rajk, who ran a samizdat bookshop from his Budapest apartment; details of the samizdat material available for purchase at the bookshop; a police raid on the bookshop; and the arrest of four dissident writers including Gábor Demszky, the co-founder of an underground publishing house. Other documents in the file cover the activities of a dissident writer, Miklós Haraszti, who has been refused permission to visit his wife, who resides in Britain; a visit to Hungary by a British historian and peace activist; and an overview of official and unofficial peace movements in Hungary. The file also includes monthly reports on dissident activities; and a despatch on political opposition in Hungary, examining its composition and numbers, its motivations and aims, its activities, its popular support, and the attitude of the Hungarian regime towards it.