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November 11, 1956

Department of State, Incoming Telegram No. 1270

The Embassy in Vienna reports that Radio Free Europe (RFE) staff recently detained in Hungary arrived safely in Austria.

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November 9, 1956

Department of State, Incoming Telegram No. 1130

Text of a personal note sent by Ambassador Bohlen to Foreign Affairs Minister Gromyko regarding an American citizen being detained in Hungary.

1956

Frederick Hier, 'A Hungarian Diary'

Frederick ("Fritz") Hier was an American employee of Radio Free Europe. He led a team which entered Hungary on October 31 to report on the events of the Hungarian Revolution. Hier was joined by RFE journalists Gabor Tormay from the Hungarian Service, Jerzy Ponikiewicz from the Polish Service, and a journalist from South German Radio, who helped tape RFE interviews in return for transportation. They reported the Revolution from Győr and nearby cities and interviewed heads of local revolutionary councils.

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Obtained and contributed to CWIHP by A. Ross Johnson. Department of State, Record Group 59, National Archives of the United States.

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