Evening star., 1947-06-12
The tert OF the United States
note to Russia on the Communist
coup in Hungary.

The United States representative
on the Allied Control Commission
for Hungary, Brig. Gen. George ii.
Weems, has been instructed to de-
liver the following note to the Soviet
acting chairman OF the ACC. Copies
If this note are also being furnished
| the Hungarian government through
the Legation at Budapest and the
British and Soviet governments
through the Embassies at London
and Moscow:
On instructions from my govern
ment, I addressed you two communi-
cations, on March and March IT
regarding developments in Hungary,
including the arrest on February IS
| by the Soviet occupation forces of
Bella Kovacs, a parliamentary deputy
of the majority Smallholders Party
and a former secretary general of
that party.
On both occasions proposed the
establishment of a commission,
composed of representatives of the
three powers on the Allied Control
Commission, to investigate the situa-
ton created by that action and by
the large-scale apprehension by the
Hungarian police, Of other repre-
sentatives of the majority party on
charges of completely in a conspiracy
against the authority of the Hun
garian state. My Government con-
sidered and continues to consider
the effect Of these actions as threat
ening the continuance of democratic
processes in Hungary.
Kovacs' Offense Cited.
In reply you stated that the ar
rest of Kovacs was the exclusive
concern Of the Soviet occupation
forces because he was charged with
crimes against those forces. Hence,
you contended, his arrest could
not be regarded "as an intervention
on the part of the Soviet occupa-
ton authorities in the internal af-
fairs of Hungary" You argued
further that a three-power investi-
CATION of the arrests of other men,
bers of the Smallholders Party by
the Communist-controlled Ministry
Of Interior would be an interfer-,
ence with the internal affairs of
Hungary and therefore was refused
Thus, it appeared, that to inyesti-
gate the arrest of alleged Small
holder Party members charged with
conspiracy against the state would
interfere with Hungarian affairs,
while the occupation forces to ar
rest one of the most important al
legged plotters was not such inter-
ference by the simple process OF
charging him with another offense.
1t now develops, however, that
his offense was the same conspir-
acy which could not be investi-
gated by three powers, but which
has in fact been investigated by
one and which has led to a most
fragrant interference in Hungarian
affairs. Information relating to
Hungarian political affairs, alleged
to have been elected from Bella
Kovacs during his detention incom-
municado by the Soviet occupation
forces, has been furnished by the
Soviet authorities to the Communist
Deputy Prime Minister Of the Hun
garian government in such circum-
stances as to force the resignation
of the Hungarian Prime Minister
and other important leaders Of the
majority Smallholders Party and
to bring about the reorganization Of
the Hungarian government. s
Violation of Statutes Charged. III
The United States and United
Kingdom members of the Allied
Control Commission have been kept
in ignorance of this information in
clear violation of paragraph (c)
of the statutes of the Allied Control