| Hungary Protest: Free World Outraged By Murder Of Nagy | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1649 |
| Catalog #: | 355648 | |
| Clip Number: | 355648-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 031-050-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:06:51 - 00:09:08 | |
| Location: | Various | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: United Nations LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Bonn LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Hungary LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Incidents | |
| Description: | In West Germany and in New York City, scenes of angry clashes between police and demonstrators protesting the executions of Imre Nagy and other leaders of Hungary’s Freedom Fighters. The blanket denunciation of the red executions by the non-communist world are summed up by the UNS special committee on the problem of Hungary. Hungary A procession of mournful Hungarians protesting the murder of Imre Nagy. Three little girls spear head the procession carrying black flags and a picture of Imre Nagy. Bonn Germany - Throngs of people in protest with military and the police keeping the crowd under wraps. MCUS - People starting to act up and police move in trying to keep law and order. MCUS - Broken window in Russian Embassy. New York City - Throngs protesting by the Russian Embassy carrying signs "Sit Down With Murderers". CUS - Crowd chanting. MS - Crowd starts acting out and police move in to control the crowd. MCUS - Men fighting and hitting each other. MCUS - Police arresting and taking the men away who acted out. MS - Police on horseback keeping the crowd in order. CUS - Conference Room 8 - Special Committee On The Problem Of Hungary - Closed. World opinion on the executions was summarized by Australia's ER Walker on the United Nations Special Committee "On The Problem Of Hungary" "The committee deplores this latest tragic event in which these men symbols of the hope of the nation for freedom from foreign domination were secretly sent to death. In circumstances which calls for full exposure. In violations of sullen undertakings that their persons would not be harmed. And in defiance of the judgment and opinion of the United Nations, it expresses it's great concern less the end of this oppression and killing may not yet be in sight". | |
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