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SI understand it
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Yes, I did that.
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told how changes.
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Hungary and the Russian not paper. His story is given in reply to questions by Colin Lawson, who met Fryer in Budapest.
Bul you have
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No, and I am not to
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From the professional point Më sheh Sie sah ve NY S7 Sezpiena di MIESTNET VOOR MEENIAN of view, I felt that it was not consistent with my calling as a
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11 newspaper which set me
on a really momentous inter- and then rational assignment,
The second despatch was an ald not use my desjutches.
I interview with a British Com- Then the political reason.
Charles Coutts, take the view that the Soviet munist called
is the English editor ot action In Hungary was a crime whe
published
in and a tragle blunder both from World Youth, the Soviet point of view and Budapest.
He had been from the point of view of the
working in whole International working Budapest for three years, and he described the causes, the class,
The Daily Worker supperts beginning and the future prus the Soviet action,
Now as to why I feel not only possible, but essential, that I remain inside the Communist Party.
of the Hungarian revolu- pects ton in a way that fitted in al- most 100 percent with the views I had formed.
I am going to tell you what happened to that despatch.
Matthews
I want to fight for my point of view inside the party, and I
the first edition of the think I can win a majority of Daily Worker it was cut, and the members of the party to cut ruthlessly, by George that point of view.
the assistant roere- Communist Party It is not only my point of tary of the view. A petlilon protesting who was standing In at the against the paper's treatment ut Daily Worker in the absence in
was signed Moscow of the events in Hungary
editor, J. R. by 19 of my colleagues out of on Campbell, editorial staff of 30.
101
Peter Fryer
there were ominous simma of the
at checkpoints of the hated A.V.H.
Why did you ro to the British Legation on Sunday,
November 47
But do you bolleve that in any of these countries there exist conditions which allow free and unfettered expression
of dissatisfaction with the re- gimes?
To what extent, do you judge, was the public up- port for the rising against the Commaulat Government of
0
supation?
I should say that the rising against what I would desertbe as the so-called Communist Government of Hungary WAS
to be killed, partly because I expression of disrenting opinion ber of the ordinary honest rank
other
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I think that in Poland the supported by 99 percent of the Partly because I didn't want is far more opportunity for the people, including a great num wanted
remain with the than used to be the case. I am and file members of the Comm British Journalists for sure that throughout Eastern munist Party professional reasons, and partly Europe it is much more difficult Nobody wanted the Russians because as a British citizen this to be agin the Govermanent" to slay. Nobody wantedly the was my legal right.
than in Metropolitan Britain, sceret police. They were sick Blay
I also say that there but the comparison with British and tired of them both. have been curious suggestions Africa would be rather different that no Communist should have In saying
ving this 1 am not
In view of the over- Lone there.
suppression of intellec excusing
whelming evidence -which tual liberty in Eastern Europe. you and I have seen, none of Did you at any time send have to put our own house in
I am simply saying that we alto which you den), do ra đọc a despatch telling of tho
lleve the Ruslans are capable extremely heavy Red Army
of taking similar action against any of the satellite reinforcements
should
order in the Colonies,
being poured I am against lyranny of any Into Budapest and Hungary↑
kind.
As A member of
Communist
No, I was going to mention them in the piece I had ready British on Thursday, November 1, but my call como through too late on that date.
the
countries
they rise in the un- garian manner?
Unfortunately, ca.
Party and special correspondent of the Daily Worker, did yon at any
You and I have the over- of whelming maxiveness stage in Budapest make AD the
Hussian altack direct protest to the Hungarian
the on remnants of a very poorly Communist Party leaders or to the Russian Embassy on the ex-You agree, I am sure, that this equipped Hungarian miūtis. cessos which you have described
A
The Coutts pièce tock up the whole of the time I had on the Friday but in any case I thought at that time that these rein- forcements were explicable but which failed to be published was no police action?
that the Russiars
In the Daily Worker?
Indeed, I do. My fundamental It began with a factual des. the ground
their with-
moral position on this is that I cription of the terrible devasta wanted to protect
drawal and their civilians.
I did not regard it as my joli connot protest at what I rogarda tion in many areas of Budapest,
And indeed on the Saturday to do so.. I have many friends ns British aggression In" Egypt Matthews cut out,
which you and I witnessed, example, Coutts's referénca to It included the sentence: rol the Press conference la the among Hungarian Communist without niso protesting against Parliament building Tildy said Journalists, and when I saw Soviet Aggression in Hungary, What were the despatches there being no democratie dis-
anyone who loves equally. the
"myself witnessed "and you sent from Budapest cussion within the Hungarian Socialist Soviet Union and the he regarded it as humanly im them I made no secret of my which I
passible that the Russians would point of view.
which I regard as brutal, which the
Worker re- Communist Party,
Hungarian people it was heart-, may say it was an excellent breaking.
attack, and indood I think that.
and Neither I think you will criminal, fused?
Cuolts felt really
Was the general opinion at agroo--did I pull my punches on necessary. interview.
It described certain excesses
that time. and it' deeply about things,
committed by Soviet troops in poured out when he came to ce mo at breakfast at the Dunk the heat of battle. Hotel.
Daily
were
Now
I am told that there mahy proicats from members of the staff at the way
n
Did you
sen' theso 'cesses committed?
..
Were you believing the estimates of Red reinforcements-, "assensod
- Western obszTVOTET
Army
by
I sent altogether three des patches. From Budapest two, and one from Viens.
The first story was a straight- forward account of what I had I arrived at BCCT A 5oon as Hegyeshalom, on the night of $18.00 October 20.
I saw the result of one of. 18.00 I described the rejoicing of Matthows had cut this pleed them. 25.00 the people at their national and as a result of these proteste saw an old man of 70 lying 8.50 revolution over a ruthless police it, pory stored, hit only on the pavement dead with a alcintorship, I described, with partly, for the first edition by loaf of broad sill in his hari, 25.00 out in any pense approving of Allen Hult,
He had been shot by a Soviet. the lynching of. There were. further protests tank as he was coming away having boom there 11: yesty the 35.00 mob justice,
after the first editions cama of grom a bread shop. They had 7.50 A.V.. men (meret police),
1
Not at that time,
You thought they were, ex- adi mææbrated? -
TO,
I took the view, that
I described the frightful and further restorations were half-covered his body with the Rustions had a lot of kit them 7.50 atrocity at Magyarovar, where made, but not to the extent that; red, white, ană, arken, flag, or to get out, and that, sothe relti..
12 hours after I crossed the "wo published this with normal Hung TO PRACE Lastio with the Lwas wrong.
3.00 I described, the election 150 new workers
I saw at the big statice which
forcements were understandable.
5.00 border I had been shown the editing and rubbing" as this 10.00 bodies of 80 working people Daily Worker claims,
machine-mined In cold blood The third despatchs I ale Soviet communiques and with the broadcasts, byla the radio
you now believe that 4.50 by A.V¡H. men, one
Bristol Hotel at the controlled by the "Workers and every one of the fatellite 4:00] Inter saw rebels of when 1. soon, after arriving:
postcountries ---- Eazi Germany, Bali Peasants Government."
1 argued that there was no Karis, Ramanis, Polanggan, ka white tikros in Flingary: & in fact more police station third despatch was asked. "If the Soviet intervene equal to that which you and I #not pablished at nit? -
Hon was necomary to put down, have been ab work in Hungary? "No, and ii fact the editur comter-revolution, how is it to :: We seem to be getting a litt@ This despatch was not used, who had that day returned be explained that some of the far from the Hungarian revolti= sistant editor of the prom Moscow, rafused to let inervert resistance of all was in tion: But I simply don't know, Daily Workcur instructed me to other members of the stac he's working return'/home? But wDIOTZA
November ›11.
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