EASTERN EUROPE
Hungary heralds "new era" of independent Coramunlsai:rank" and revealing comment oh relations" withungarian broadcast ofctober commented that trips to Belgrade by Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian and Rumanianwill load to "noninterference in tho affairs of others and real equality in principle and practice." The praise of Tito's fight against tbe "international assault of Stalinist tyranny" suggests that liberalization in Hungarian domestic policy will increase. This could hasten theto party or government power of ex-prenier Nagy, whose domestic policies resemble those of the Yugoslavs.
The broadcast concluded with tbe statement that the Crimea meeting between Yugoslav and Soviet leadersnew impetus to the Communists of the people's democracies to overcome the resistance of the retreating Stalinisthe broadcast, by implication, also encouraged nore independent thinking by Communists within tho Socialist framework. Thus Hungarians pressing for moderation appear
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to be treating the Crimean talkse-endorsement of their views.
Tho formationore liberal Hungarian government, possibly including Nagy, may be announced at thectober extraordinary session of the National Assembly. Politburo member Istvan Kovacspeechctober warned that it was necoseary to replace those who were unable to adjust to tbe more liberal Internal policies. Continuing unconfirmed reports of tbegradual removal of antl-Nagylsts ln aiddle government and party ranks, and the recent Jailing of sevoral police officials most responsible for Stalinist excesses, support the theory that further personnel shifts are ln the offlnt
Threo new deputy defense ministers named in Hungary: The appointment' of three new deputy defense ministers in Hungary was announcedctober by the Budapest press. Major General Hajos Toth was elevated to the post of first doputy minister of defense, and Major Generals Gyula Uszta and Ferenc. Madarasz were named deputy .ministers.
Comaent: Toth was appointed chief of staff of the Hungarian army in5 and will probably continue to occupy this position since this dual role is common in tho Soviet bloc.
of Uszta, an old revolutionary who was the Hungarian,,partisans in World War II,
the government's programcof elevating ted Communist figures. He hasof the armored forcesommander of Hungary's home antlalr-ganizatlon sinco early this year. Uszta probably occupying newly created positions, ring three top commanders into defense poli<
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