Northern (N): Hungary (NH). Internal Political Situation in Hungary

A file of correspondence concerning the international reaction to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The documents discuss a note protesting the treatment of embassies and embassy staff in Budapest during the revolution; the transportation of Hungarian citizens to the Soviet Union; and a rumour that Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, has visited Budapest to meet with the new Soviet-backed Hungarian government, led by János Kádár. The documents also cover the potential role of the United Nations in resolving the crisis in Hungary; an airlift of aid into Hungary organised by the Red Cross, in cooperation with the British government; and a transmission by the Free Budapest Radio, claiming that fighting is still ongoing in the city, and begging Western leaders for support. Other document comment on the reaction of the Yugoslav press to events; and the organisation of a general strike in Hungary in protest against the continued Soviet military presence.