The Holy Crown of St. Stephen and United States-Hungarian Relations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, November 9, 1977U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - 155 pages |
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Administration Ambassador American Hungarian Federation believe Budapest Cardinal Mindszenty Catholic Chairman ZABLOCKI Christian citizens Committee of Hungarian Communist regime concern Congresswoman Oakar coronation Crown Guard Crown of Saint Crown of St Crown to Hungary custody decision to return Department doctrine Eastern Europe edict feel force foreign policy FRANK HORTON free elections Frenzel garian government of Hungary HAMILTON Helsinki historical Holy Crown hope human rights Hungarian Crown Hungarian Government Hungarian nation Hungarian Organizations Hungarian-Americans Hungary's improvement independent issue Janos Kadar Jimmy Carter king KIRALY legitimacy legitimate letter Mary Rose Oakar Mattsee ment Miss OAKAR Nagy NIMETZ Pajtas political Pope Sylvester Pope Sylvester II prepared statement follows present government present Hungarian President Carter question relations with Hungary relic resolution return the Crown return the Holy safekeeping Saint Stephen Seventh Army sovereignty Soviet Union subcommittee symbol of Hungarian Thank tion U.S. Government U.S.-Hungarian relations United views Warsaw Pact
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Page 6 - There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never will be under a Ford Administration.
Page 47 - We, here in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men.
Page 6 - I would like to see Mr. Ford convince the Polish-Americans and the CzechAmericans and the Hungarian-Americans in this country that those countries don't live under the domination and supervision of the Soviet Union behind the Iron Curtain.
Page 100 - Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress...
Page 65 - ... upon the transmission of power, but would have power near their project. That, of course, as you know, was recommended as the beginning of the Ice Harbor project of the Army engineers as an alternative solution for the supply picture there. Now, you pointed out that there may be another alternative. I do not want to be in the position of saying that this is the only thing that can be done.
Page 9 - William Solyom-Fekete, Senior Legal Specialist, European Law Division, Law Library, Library of Congress) During the second half of the tenth century, several new countries established themselves in Central and Eastern Europe.
Page 108 - Works of art or cultural material of value or importance, regardless of the ownership thereof. You will take such action as will insure that any impounded or blocked assets will be dealt with only as permitted under licenses or other instructions which you may issue. In the case particularly of property blocked under...
Page 12 - ... occurred in one gassy mine. This mine in West Virginia, where the explosion that killed 78 miners took place, had a similar explosion several years before, and as I recall, 16 or 17 were killed then. Testimony given the committee indicates that this mine is located in a gasfield. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record at this point a table prepared by the Bureau of Mines listing the number of ignitions and explosions occurring in "gassy...
Page 14 - I would like to submit for the record, at this time, a statement which was transmitted to me by Steve Gereben, a Hungarian refugee of the 1956 Freedom Fighters Federation.
Page 57 - Communist government makes the impression that it is more in our interest to have friendly relations with Hungary than the other way around. The same seems to be true with trade relations. Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Lote, I will have to call your attention to the fact that your time has expired and ask you to conclude your statement. ,. . Mr. LOTE. The only undisputed beneficiary of the planned return of the Holy Crown and jewels would be the Communist government of Hungary, while the...