ITUATION IN HUNGARY (information asovember)
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According to Hungarian rebel radio broadcastsovember, hostilities were continuing north of Budapest near the Czech frontier and ln the Lake Balaton region, as well as in the capital itself. Unconfirmed reports Indicate continued fighting ln the Gyoer and Pecs areas.
Authoritative reports received by the American legation in Budapest put Soviet troop strength in Hungaryen,anks and large numbers of troops and heavy weapons on the frontier. Soviet tanks reportedly are fighting in closed formation in Budapest and the rebels allegedly have forces on Csepel Island in the Danube and control one bridge to the mainland. The clandestine rebel radio also says that In some places Soviet forces have refused to fire on Hungarians.
Radio Budapest broadcast early ln theemand that all rebel fighters surrender their arms0 (Budapestegime-controlled local radio indicated that those who surrendered their arms by that time would not be harmed. Several cities--andthe entire country--areurfew00 hours.
The commander of the Soviet troops In Hungary hasplea" over Budapest radio fornot to believe "slanders against the Soviet soldiers" who are "peasants, intellectuals and workers, just like you,"
No major changes in the political picture have been announced; the new premier, Janos Kadar, continues
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his appeals for order and support for his program, which is similar to that of Gomulka in Poland.
Tho Hungarian embassy in East Berlin has been put under guard by East German security police who earlyovember arrested membersevolutionary council which had taken over direction of the mission. The fate of certain other revolutionary councils which wereIn various foreign missions has not been determined; however, it would appear likely that efforts to take action against them might lead to defection.
India, which abstained on the UNresolutionovember, reportedly delivered to Moscow "during the weekote expressing India's "concern and distress" over events in Hungary. Nehru also told the opening meeting of the UNESCO conference in New Delhiovember that "what we are seeing today in Egypt and Hungary are both freedom and dignity outraged, and forces of modern arms used to suppress peoples."
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