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whether premier NagyS gov
eminent or the rebels effected
his release.
The Hungarian Air Force
threatened yesterday to attack
the Russians unless they left
Budapest within IL hours. The
IL hours expired without such
an attack. The leaf1et campaign,
reiterating the threat, opened
at daylight.
Most of Reds Reported Out
The Budapest Radio an
nounced that most of the Rus
slams have left. 1t said the pop
ulation was becoming impatient
for the withdrawal of Soviet
tanks in the area of the Parlia-
ment Building.
Meanwhile, a rebel radio
broadcast demanded that the
Macy government guarantee steps
would be carried out to provide
the withdrawal of Russian
troops from all Hungary by the
end of December.
The Freedom National Coun-
Gil, whose headquarters have
been established at Gyoer, said
1t was ready to enter negotia-
tons with the government. The
rebel broadcast said a number
of Hungarian Army units have
pledged loyalty to the council.
1t also said general strike still
is in progress in some parts
OF the country and would be
continued unless the government
meets demands of the council,
Hungary's old traditional po-
litical parties began to pick up
the threads of their existence
after years of Communist
ordered oblivion. Bella Koyacs,
former first secretary of the
small Landholders Party, was
reported to have arrived in
Budapest.
COpunicatiOns Restored
Telephone and telegraph COM
munications between Budapest
and Vienna were restored today.
Radio Budapest broadcast a
demand of the Revolutionary
Council and the Revolutionary
Youth Council for liquidation of
all internal enemies who might
endanger Hungary's freedom.
The groups also demanded that
the Hungarian army occupy the
uranium mines at Meszek with
In a week. The mines have been
worked for the Soviet Union.
Rebel delegations from vari-
Gus regions over the country
were reported heading for Buda-
pest to present their demands
to the government.
Another Budapest Radio an
nouncement said Premier Macy
told a delegation from the city
OF Sczolnok the new government
had freed Cardinal Mindszenty
and that the prelate was entitled
to establish contact with the
Vatican.
Cardinal Seized in 194s
Cardinal Mindszenty was ar
rested by the Communist gov
eminent in December, 1948.
After a trial in February, l949
he was sentenced to life impris-
onment on treason and black
market charges. His where
abouts had never been made
public. but there had been
reports he recently was held
under house arrest in a church
village near Budapest. Soviet
leaders at the Big Four summit
meeting in Geneva last year
said the prelate had been re-
leased from a cell shortly before
that meeting.
A report by the official Hum
Harian News Agency NIT said
the victorious Hungarian revo-
luton has ended the suffering"
OF .the 64-year-ola ,SESesal II
said a rebel troop unit from Ret
sag had freed him and the "peo-
pie OF Retsag gave their cardinal
a triumphant welcome. fitting a
man who has never wavered
physically or mentally during
all this time"
After a short period Of prayer
In Retsag's church, the report
continued, Cardinal Mindszenty
appeared before waiting crowd.
spread his arms to them and
said My brothers, I will take
up my work whore left of
eight years ago
4 bitter antl-Communist the
cardinal refused 10 accept gov
eminent domination Of the
church's functions and was put
on trial in an attempt TO smash
the influence Of the churcn in
Hungary. He was accused OF
plotting with Western diplomats
70 overthrow the Communist
Hungarian regime and engaging
In blackmarket currency opera
tons.
At his trial he acknowledged
many Of the charges, but gave