UN General Assembly
1956

94. Consider what would have happened if the fascists had prevailed in Hungary. The frightful atrocities committed by the Horthyist followers during the few days when they had the upper hand in the streets of the Hungarian capital are an indication of the fate which awaited the Hungarian people. 95. But Hungary was not the only country concerned. The victory of Hungarian reaction would have meant the emergence of a fascist Government in the very heart of Europe, which would have served as a springboard for the international forces of reaction seeking to revive fascism and re-establish their power all over the continent. Thus, the victory of the counter-revolutionary putsch in Hungary would have constituted an extreme threat to peace.