Evening star., 1946-11-10
u. 5. Disagreement
With Hungary Halls
German Repatriation
By Jack Guinn
'oeiaisd Press Foreign Corresponds,

BY Jock Suinn
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
BUDAPEST, Nov. Expulsion
of Hungary's Swabians, the German
minority, to the United States occu.
patton zone in Germany-authorizet
but not ordered by the Potsdan
agreement-has been brought to {
standstill by disagreement be-
tween American and Hungarian au
thorities.
The United States had asked
among other things, that the Hun
garian government provide eacl
deported Swabian with German
marks so that he would not arriv,
penniless on German soil and be
come a burden there. Thus far, tn
Hungarian government says, tht
marks are not available.
Shipments of Swabians to Ger.
many began in January, 1916. Hun
garian officials estimated that ther,
were 350,000 Swabians in Hungar.
then, of which 104, 200 have been de-
ported to Germany to far.
Shipments Stopped in June.
No officially cleared shipment
now are being made. When such
shipments ceased in June the Amer.
ican authorities demanded that tht
Hungarian government provide:
l. Deported SWabians with Suf11.
cient time to acquire clothing, bee
covers and food for the trip;
2. Funds not less than 50(
Reichsmarks and not more thar
1000 Reichsmarks for each person
deported. Families were not to be
separated.
In August the Hungarian govern
ment agreed, with the exception that
1t set 500 marks for persons over 2(
and 300 marks for minors.
No Accurate Report.
An accurate report of develop
ments, including what some author
tiles described as ABUSES" by the
Hungarian political police, leading
to cessation of the Swabian deporta-
ton is not possible.
One report that I prepared from
records of an Allied military mission
was partially vetoed by high mis-
sion officers. One said that the ma
terial was Classified" that is, not
intended for general publication.
Another said that some statements,
lifted verbatim from the records,
were not true.
At the same time most Hungar-
fans who know-or say they know
what goes on in the country are
afraid to be quoted in any news dis
patch. They freely concede that
they are afraid of winding up at
80 Andrassy street." the only desig-
nation ever given to the headquart-
ers of the Communist-d dominated
political police.
Terror Tactics Reported.
Most recurrent charge made by
persons familiar with the Swabian
movement is that deportation of the
German minority from some Hun
garian communities sometimes is
accompanied by reign of terror"
tactics on the part of the police.
1t is a matter of record that dur
ing the United States military mis-
sion command of Maj. Gen. William
S. Key of Oklahoma City, the
United States authorities protested
to the Hungarian government
against activities of the police in
handling Swabians.
Police critics have claimed that
some members of the organization
which some Hungarians say Is
modelled after the Russian NKVD-
have forced expulsion of certain
Swabians even after they had been
officially screened and given per-
mission to remain in the country.
Confiscation A Motive.
This was done, these critics claim,
because the police disliked particular
Swabians as major landowners and
because they wanted to conflscate
their properties. Friends of the
police deny this. Their supporters
deny they have acted in ruthless
fashion" and say that they act only
to preserve order" and rid the
country of "fascists."
But police activities, good or bad
were not the main cause of bringing
the Swabian shipments to stand
still. Allied authorities, referring tc
what happened to the Swabiar
movement, prefer to speak OF com
plications, without elaboration.
Persons claiming to be familiar
with the movement say that de-
portations were halted through q
series of events including:
1. misunderstanding over the In
tent of the Potsdam agreement. The
Americans said shipment of Swa-
bians to Germany was permitted
and not ordered" by the agreement
The Hungarians, however, did moi
announce that the movement was
not mandatory until eight months
after it started.
Some Died of Cold.
2, Americans in Germany objected
that some trainloads OF Swablans
had arrived without sufficient fooo
and that during the cold months
Several persons died.
3. There was disagreement over
what was called the Hungarian gov
ernment's attitude toward the Swa-
bians. Critics said the government
treated dispossessed Swabians al
lone decree removed from wal
criminals" On the other hand
there were persons who said some
Swabians were just that.
Under a decree published by the
Minister of the Interior January Is
1e46, those to be shipped out of the
country included persons who ad'
mitted German nationality or were
German by speech at the last G941)
census; those who had re-German'
e