Evening star., 1949-02-13
Hungary Expe|s American Envoy;
u. S. |qnores Demand for Recall
But Brings Him Home to Consult
Budapest Suggests
Also That Attuche
Be Withdrawn
By Gornett D. Homer

The United States side-stepped
q Hungarian demand for the re
call" of American Minister Selden
Chaplin from Budapest yesterday
by ordering him to Washington
'for consultation"
Mr.. Chaplin was accused by
Hungary's Communist government
of being involved in alleged trea-
son activities of Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty who was sentenced to
life imprisonment in Budapest last
week.
In Budapest the Hungarian For
eign Office also suggested that thef
United States get out of the coun-'
try an officer of the American
military attaches staff before 1t
asked his removal. The officer
was named as 1t. Col. Peter. c.
Kopczak. There was no immedi-
ate official reaction here.
Holding the allegations against
Mr.. Chaplin are false and out
rageous," the United States, in ef-
feet, rejected the demand for his
recall while taking him out OF
Hungary on it's own terms.
This climactic development, in
a series of retaliatory moves by
the United States and Hungary
against each others diplomats as
an outgrowth of the Mindszenty
case, was announced by the State
Department after first news OF
the Hungarian action regarding
Mr.. Chaplin had been published
In The Star.
Envoy Presents Demand.
The State Department said that
Andrew Six, Hungarian Minister
here, presented the formal request
for Mr.. Chapin's recall at the de-
partment yesterday morning,
stating that he lis no longer
agreeable" to the Hungarian gov
ernment.
There was no indication Wheth-
er the United States would retail
ate by demanding Mr.. Skis re-
moval from Washington. Such a
move could be expected if this
Government had acceded to the
demand to recall Mr.. Chaplin. A
decision may await consultations
with Mr.. Chaplin after his return
here.
Mr.. Chapin's status first was
questioned formally Thursday. the
State Department disclosed. 1t
said the Hungarian Minister asked
Assistant Secretary of State Rusk
then about this Governments in
tentions" concerning Mr.. Chaplin
In view of his alleged involvement
in The Mindszenty case.
Confidence in Chaplin Voiced.
Mr.. Six was told then that this
Government had full confidence
In Minister Chaplin and considered
the allegations against him COM
pletely without foundation" the
department added.
Furthermore, the department
said, Mr.. Six was informed he
should be we'll aware from state
ments by President Truman and
Secretary of State Acheson that
"the Government and the people
of the United States had been
dismayed and revolted" by con-
duct of the Cardinal Mindszenty
trial.
When Mr.. Six presented to Mr..
Rusk yesterday the request Tor
recall of Mr.. Chaplin. he was in
formed that Minister Chaplin
would be ordered to Washington
for consultation but that the
United States Government re-
served it's position in the matter.
Keeps Title of Minister.
Mr.. Chaplin will retain the title
of Minister to Hungary after his
return to Washington until there
Is further action by this Govern
ment.
Authorities could not recall any
precedent for any government not
acceding to the request of another
(See CHAPLIN, Page A-4J