Evening star., 1947-06-15
Macy Reaches u. S.;
Is Confident u. n.
Will Probe Coup
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, June 14.-Ferenc
Macy, self -exiled former premier OF
Hungary, arrived by plane tonight
and said he was confident" the
United Nations would take action
In his countrys troubles.
Mr.. Macy, whose government was
ousted in Communist coup, denied
tonight he had made statements
attributed to him as he left
Shannon, Fire, that he doubted
whether Hungary's problems were
a matter for U. N. consideration.
Mr.. Macy also was quoted at
Shannon, speaking in German
through an interpreter, as saying Of
United Nations intervention that
"as you know, there is little they
can do"
SiIet ON Exile Regime.
Tonight, speaking in his native
Hungarian through an Interpreter,
Mr., Macy expressed confidence the
u. N. Security Council and General
Assembly would take action on
Hungary's case and added:
"I feel it is the duty of the United
Nations, when the sovereignty OF
people is being threatened, to set
up an investigation"
He added that he was confident
the U. N. would investigate not only
Hungary's internal affairs but those
of other Eastern European coun-
tries where a threat to democracy
occurs"
MIR. Macy said he was not in a
position to say whether he planned
to form a government in exile or
how long he would remain in this
country.
He said his plans would depend
on discussions" with friends here.
Mission Is to Give Facts.
Aladar Szegedy-M -Maszak, his min
ister to the United States, who has
asserted he would not obey orders
of the present Hungarian govern
ment, said of the possibility of a
government -in-eXile:
"I don't think. we can talk about
1t now"
The minister was among a group
which met Mr.. Macy here.
Mr.. Macy said his mission to this
country is ito give the facts on
Hungary to America and to the
public opinion of the world" and
said he expected the democratic
powers would watch developments"
in Hungary and other Eastern
European nations.
Where democracy is threatened,
the former premier said, an inveSti-
cation need not be requested" and
should be undertaken by the 'big
powers" on their own initiative.
when the big powers won the
war" he said, every country ex-
pected there would be no obstacles
to the formation of democratic
governments, no one would threaten
their independence.
Mr.. Macy added he had planned
to return to Hungary and face
charges leveled at him by Bella
Kovacs, a member of Mr.. Nagy's
Small Landholders Party, but the
Hungarian Minister to Switzerland
warned him not to go back.
Accompanied by Family.
He said Kovacs was warm and
close friend" and he felt deep sor-
row" over the fate of Kovacs and
Nagy's former personal secretary,
Ferenc Kapocs.
He said he was quite aware OF
the treatment they got before max
ing the statements they did"
He announced his resignation on
June /, he said, after his four year
old son, Laszlo, had arrived in
Switzerland from Hungary, as he
feared the child would be held as a
hostage
The 44-year-old Premier was &C
companied by his wife, his daugh-
ter. Julia, 81, and his young son.
Another son, Ferenc Macy, jr., who
has been at attache at the Wash
ington Legation, was unable to meet
the family because of illness. About
SO New Workers of Hungarian ex-
traction greeted them at the air
port.
The party will leave for Wash
ington at 1890 pm. tomorrow.