HUNGARIAN EMIGRE GROUPS

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• Publication Date: April 9, 1947
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COUNTRY Hursu?sr
SUBJECT Htuwarian Emigre Crave
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25X1 The Etngarien emigration at present consists principally of refugees and displaced
persons in Austria and Germany and the dissident diplomats in Western Europe. The
various factions among the Hungarians abroad might be characterised as follows:
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The tegitilmets
The Horthy Group
The Christian Nations]. League
The Former Arrow Crossists
The Dissident Diplomats
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The ultimate goal of this monarchist group is the restoration of the
boundaries of the nKingdom of Saint Stephen". Somewhat more modest are their
atm for a Danubian Federation or a confederation eMbracing Hungary, Austria,
Slovakia and Croatia under a monarch. Also acceptable is the idea of a
Hungarian kingdom based on the British pattern*
The supporting elements- of the Legitimists in Hungary are the high
Clergy of the Catholic Church, the aristocraty? the People's Democratic
Party (Fraffy wing), and certain elements of the Hungarian Liberty Party.
Legitimist sentiments prevail also among the majority of the Catholic
peasanta of Transdandbia. Abroad, support comes from
high ranking
military circles and certain Hungarian emigre groups in Austria,
Germany, nay and the United States led by Catholic priests. The opposing
elements are the Leftist political parties, the Small Holders Party, the
working diens in general; and most of the former officers of therHangarian Amier.
The leadire personalities in emigration and contacts of the Legitimists
are reported to be as falows:
Balla, Boris
Binder, KA4r017
Bobrik, Arno
Demeter (Demeter) Legoleer
former Press Attache (Paris) now in Nor York
former Consul General (Paris)
former Minister to Vichy, France
a. Franciscan :ma*, editor of the
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Nyisztori Ferenc, Monsignor
Sidor
Contacts in a:
Mindezenty, JOizsef
Pallavicini, Gycirgy
Parraghy, Attilla
Schlachtal Margit
Contacts abroad?
Baudrillart, Cardinal
Do Gaulle, General '
Elisabeth, Queen Mother of Belgium
Spellman, Francis Cardinal
Zita, Queen Mother of Hungary
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publicist and corresPondent (Rome)
editor of the monthly magazine zrin_n_Ka
(New York)
Cardinal, Prince Primate of Hungary
Count, Legitimist leader in Hungary
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
Paris
Paris
Brussels
New York
Brussels
The program of this group is to bring about the restoration of the former
Horthy regime and possible perpetuation of the Horthy "Dynasty" through the
ex-Regent vs ten year old grandson, now a refugee in Germany.
The supporting elements of this group include high ranking officers of the
former Hungarian Army; the upper middle class, and the so-called "Horthy aristo..
craw" who held office during his regime. The supporting elements ab:oad are
personal friends of the former Regent among Allied diplomats.
The Opposing elements in Hungary include much of the middle and lower
classes, the Leftist political parties, the Legitimists, and former junior
officers of the Hungarian Arnymho resent the fact that Horthy, despite his
traditional anti-Communist policy, was attempting to save his regime by conducting
secret armistice negotiations with the Soviets.
Leading personalities
Henyei, Gustav Lt. General
Endre
Halm, SAndor
Horthy, Mik144.Jr.
KAllay, Kristof
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in emigration and contacts of the lorthy group are:
former Foreign Minister, now a DP in
!banish
former Chief of Press (Rome)
former Charge d'Affaires 'Madrid
(Mexico City)
former Minister to Brazil (Rome)
former Legation secretary (Capri and
Rome)
former Premier (Capri)
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Kalnoko-Bedo,Albert
Kaply, Kairoly
Keresztes-Fischer, Ferenc
Luttor, Ferenc aonsignor
Muzslay, Istaan
Oltvinyi, Arnold Colonel
Puy, JenSColonel
?may, Bela
Rakolczay, LAzlerColonel
Schell, POter Baron
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AlmAsy, Pa General
Lukes, 1341a
Ravasz, Laszlo;
Veress,.Lajos Lt. Colonel
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former Counsellor in Prime Ministry
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former Legation employee (Milan)
former Minister of Interior, now a
DP in Austria
former envoy to the Vatican (Rome)
former Member of Parliament (Milan)
former lilitary Attach?Milan)
former Military Attache in Dellagio
(Rome)
secretary to Miklos HOrthy, Jr. (Rome)
former Military Attache (Lugano)
former Minister of Interior, now an
UNRRA employee in Milan
former Department head in Ministry
of War
former chairman of the Government Party
Calvinist Bishop in Budapest
Horthyls deputy in Hungary
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This League, founded in 1920 by KafrolyWbeff, originally supported Horthy.
In 1938, however, under the leadership of Llsz14 DIrdossy, the League advocated
radical social reforms and opposed the conservative killlay-Horthy regime and
adopted an anti-Communiq policy-which,was both pro-German and anti-Semitic.
After the execution of Ba,rdossy in 1946, the League remained without a leader.
The platform of the League is to establish a nationalistic, anti-Communist
state in Hungary based on "democratic" principles, but with a strong central
executive power. Although there are some pro-Hapsburg and pro-Horthy elements
in its membership the League follows an independent policy.
Its supporters in Hungary are former members of the League, former junior
officers of the Hungarian Army, the middle class, the peasants, and among the
workers, those who were members of the Christian Socialist Party. Abroad, those
who back the League are said to be certain Allied military circles in Austria
and Germany, Vatican officials, certain Poles and Yugoslays in exile: and the
majority of the Hungarian PP's in Austria, Germany and Italy.
? This League is opposed in Hungary by all political parties represented in
Parliament, and abroad by the Leftist emigre groups and certain of the dissident
diplomats.
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The leading personalities
Balla, Pal
Bonczose,
Dedk-Horvath, Denes Colonel
Essoe, Sdndor
Gombdr, Andras
Hajos, Jeno
Krudy, Ferenc
Linder, Bela
Marjay, Frigyes
Miklos, Father
Morvay, Ziigmond
Nadas, Lajas Colonel
Nagy, Jeno'
Stomfai-Sitz, Jdnos
Tames, Andre's i
Ujpetery, Elemer
Ullein-Reviczky, Antal
Vajta, Ferenc
veer, Tibor
V4rtessy, Karoly
Zilahi-Sebes, Jed
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in emigration are es follows:
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former section chief in the Irime
Ministry (DP in Austria)
former Minister of Interior
(DP Ebbs: Tyrol)
busineesman (Ailan)
former Member of Parliament
(DP in Bavaria)
Foreign Trade Office representative
Rio de Janeiro; sonein-law of former
Premier Ddrdossy
former press attache, Madrid
former deputy speaker of Parliament
(Rome)
former Minister of War, Member of
Parliament; (in exili in Austria)
former Cultural Attache, Lisbon
Franciscan monk (Milan)
former Press Attache in Stockholm
(DP Austria)
former Commercial Attache in Stockholm
(Stockholm)
former Member of Parliament (Lolzano,
Italy)
former Press Attache, Lisbon
former Charge d'Affairet, Lisbon
former envoy to Stockholm (Istanbul)
journalist, formerly in Innsbruck,
reported in Rome
Member of Parliament, with Bela
Linder to Austria in 19146.
Member of Parliament (Paris)
former Press Department Chief
(DP Ebbs, Tyrol)
4. The Fortner Arrow Crossists
The members of this group still believe in the Fuehrer principle, and want a
strong Rightist Hungary. For the time being this group supports all nationalist
anti-Communist elements in Hungary and abroad, and its members are willing'to-
make any political concessions to facilitate a political change to the Right
in Hungary.
The supporting elements include former Arrow Cross Party Members, now
enrolled in the various political parties, both. Right and Left. Although
the group has no special underground organization, it is believed that it
participates in such movements anonymously.
The movement's supporting elements abroad are described as nen-frIAMmt
organizations such as the Uomo Qualunque Party in Italy; certain French military
circles in Austria; the Franco regime in Spain; former party members now living
in Austria and Germany (chiefly junior Hungarian Army officers), and members of
the former Hungarian gendarmerie.
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The leading personalities in emigration
Andreanszky, Jew'
Csonka, Elemer
Gombos, Erno
Kesserul Istvan
Kocsard? Mane
Kovdch, Erna pr.
Szabo, Laszlo General
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are:
former Vice Premier under Szelasi
(DP in Salzburg)
journalist (Padua)
fermer aida-decaw tb Szalasi
.(DP Austria)
former secretary in the Ministry
of Commerce (UNRRA employee in
Milan)
former Prefect of Szombathely
(DP Austria)
Como, Italy
former envoy to Mussolini
(Buenos Aires)
5, "he Dissident Diploeate
iilthoueh this group, ccuposed mainly of diplomats and foraler politicians,
:me no organized support from the Hungarian people, its influence is felt
whenever Hungarian foreign policy is shaped. This is bmcauee of the gronpls
videspread contacts in Allied diplomatic and press circles. The groupts program
clele collaboration with the Western Powers, elimination of the Soviet In-
iluence in Hungarr, and the rehabilitation of the country twough the aid of the
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Although it is made up of conservative elements, the group did not
adopt any clear cut policy against Cormunism or the Soviet support of Hungarian
regime until.it is said, the regime refused to accept the services of its
members abroad.
Leading personaliti s in emigration and
Apor, Gabor Baron
BakAch-Bessenerei? Gydra Baron
Parcza, IlyOrgy
Dartheidy, Tibor
Csopey, Danes
Ebele? Egon Baron
Geli4rt2Andris
Huszka, Istvan
1..;iskolczy
PAD., Antal
avicini: Hubert
Perczel, Tamas,
Poka-Pivny, Bela
&men Ander
360s,, G6za
Szabo, Gyula
contacts are:
former envoy to the Vatioan (Rome)
former envoy to Berne, Dean of the
Committee
form* envoy to London (Geneva)
former Consul General (Geneva)
former Chef-de-Cabinet in the Foreign
office (Milan)
former Consul General (Man)
former consul in Vienna, Stockholm,
and Berlin (Paris)
former Press Attache to the Quirinal
(Rome)
former Commercial Attache, (Milan)
former Cultural Attache (Milan)
former Legation Secretary Zagreb
(Rome)
former Legation Secretary (Ilene)
former representative of the
Revisionist League (London)
former envoy (Buenos Aires)
former Counsellor of the Foreign
Office (Geneva)
consular clerk (Milan)
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Teleki, Gyula Count
Iladar, Ervin
Zeilinszky, Antal
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Deseffy, Gyula Count
Durugy, Ferenc
Nagy, Gyifirgy
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Legation Counsellor (Ilentebello,
Ittly)
former Consul General (Geneva)
Counsellor of the Legation (London)
Member of Parliaments leader of the
Small Holders Party
Department Chief in the Foreign office
Secretary to Foreign Minister
Gv4ogyosi
Chief of Protocol in the Foreign
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