AUNTI-COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATIONS SEEN POSSIBLE IN HUNGARY AND POLAND

Created: 10/6/1956

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2 ANT1-COMMUNIST DEMONSTRATIONS SEENN HUNGARY AND POLAND

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Communist and anti-Russianmay occur in Hungary and Poland during the next few days.

The Hungarian party, apparently in symbolic rejection of Soviethaseremonial funeral procession in Budapestctober bearing the remains of Laszlo Rajk, the former Titoist and "national deviationist" now hailed as anleader of Hungariannd threeexecuted with Rajk. Before the Communistctober was traditionally celebrateday offorungarian generals executed by the Austrlans9irect result of Russian Intervention in Hungary's struggle for liberation.

The public, which has not been involved so far in the party's disputes, may use the occasion to demonstrate its dislike for the Communists and the Russians

In Poland, tension reportedly ls highas the city awaitsctober verdict in thethree youths accused ofecret policeWestern newsmen in Poznan claim that manyparticularly young workers, feel they mustsolidarity with the accused by demonstrating whenare announced. The government is prepared,security forces in Poznan, to quell any

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OVIET LOAN TO HUNGARY

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oviet credit to Hungary announcedctober was grantedime of political unrest and economic need in the country, as was also the case in theeptember loan in the same amount to Poland. It is probably designed to rebut the arguments of Hungarian party "moderates" who have been claiming that the USSR ls draining the country's economy. Moscow probably believes that Soviet financial assistance would bolster the Moscow-oriented position and policies of Hungarian party leader Gero, who has been engaged in talks with Soviet leaders in the Crimea.

Fifteen million dollars of the grant will be in raw materials, thencurrency. This sum will do little to alleviate Hungary's economic problems; these are causederennialof foreign exchange, heavy dependence on imported rawommitment to increase average real wages during the next five-yearyercent, and existing obligations to the USSR totaling

By granting loans to recalcitrantsuch as Poland and Hungary in an attempt in partwith the Internal ferment in these countries, thestimulate demands by other Satellites for

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