Under the pretext that the Hungarian uprising might incite his nation's own revolt, Gheorghiu-Dej took radical measures which meant persecutions and jailing of various "suspects", especially people of Hungarian origin.
Dengan dalih bahwa pemberontakan Hongaria mungkin menghasut pemberontakan negaranya sendiri, Gheorghiu-Dej mengambil langkah-langkah radikal yang berarti akan ada juga penganiayaan dan pemenjaraan berbagai "tersangka", terutama orang-orang asal Hongaria.