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dl 24/0 Lift la Rvtaall Streat, LONDONI, WC.i -UI.Oi-HO t< M • G. Kroné 119/1987 (E) 23rd October, 1987 Tamás Molnár’s Speech Delivered in London on October 23rd 1987 At the commemoration held at the monument raised fór the victims of the Yalta Accord in London>Tamas Molnárja member of the Budapest INCONNU independent art groupjmade the following speech on October 23rd at 11 am: . Ladies and Gentlemen, my dear friendsi We Hungarians do nőt have many national and political celebrations of which we can be proud. Bút of two of the endless struggles in which we engaged to advan- ce our country we can doubtless be proud, the revolutions of 184.8 and 1956. We have travelled many thousands of kilometres to bring the flowers and political message, that is the commemoration of the Hungárián Democratic youth, here today. The political message of that historical day October 23rd 1956 today cannot be anything else bút:- Do nőt be afraid to act fór national independence, a parliamentary system, a multi-party system, the right to vote freely and fór a free press,that is fór a true democracy which is based on the will and agreement of tne people. Here in England, one of the European birth places of classic civil democracy, we think it is vitai to stress its importance and its absence in Hungary. Our companions in Hungary, who are at this moment laying wreaths in remem- berance of the martyrs of Budapest on Hősök Tere(Heroes Square), are now tense and frightened. They are probably surrounaed by hundreds of police just because of their fight fór national autonomy and individual freedom iaeas which many take fór granted. Now, as we closely follow their individual fates from far away, we do nőt only worry about them bút about the fate of our country. Present day Hungary, after the events of 1956, is undergoing a most serious economic and political crisis. The state apparátus cannot and will nőt find a solution to this situation. As long as the population are treated like children by the political leadership and condemned to paternalism, as long as the people cannot actually, without resorting to cheating or violence, make decisions about persona! and public int- erests and their future in referendums, no kind of comprehensive action fór pos- itive social development will be taken. This scheme could nőt be drawn up and realised by those who have brought the country to its present situation. Now as in the pást responsibility fór this situation rests upon the communist party which devastated and oppressed the peaceful and constructive populace of the country on that shameful autumn moming with the aid of foreign tanks. The grinding of the tanks’ Caterpillar tracks, the crash of falling streets, the screams of the wounded and the rebels’ final farewell can still be heard today. No ónéin Hungárián society can évadé the obelisk of 1956. At this moment, by this stone, we must show our true colours. It is impossible to do this by silence. The state is afraid. It knows that the youth of the revolution, after terror, years in prison and death, is alive on the streets of Budapest. These young people can never be hounded out or killed. We believe in our generation and that there will come a time when we can lay wreaths on the monument of our heroes without fear. This morning the earth contracted fór a moment between London and tne i'ar Budapest, far us. Vkehope that this interdependence which bridges the countries will live on in us. Thank you fór listening. INCONNU Art Group London.October 23rd,l9B7 2
