Fraternity-Testvériség, 1989 (67. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
1989-07-01 / 3. szám
FRATERNITY Page 3 '~fo Imro Bertalan With best wsks/ President Bush welcomed Rev. Imre Bertalan to the White House on July 9, 1989 on the eve of his historic visit to Hungary. Other leaders attending the meeting were Stephen G. Danko, President of the William Penn Association, Gabor Bodnar of the Hungarian Scout Association and László Hamos of the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation. A memorandum was signed and handed over to the President by the participants. This memorandum read: "We are certainly pleased that you are taking the time to make this historical visit to Hungary. We feel your visit reaffirms our American commitment to the process of democratication which has been unfolding in Hungary during the past few months. We believe your trip is timely and it will contribute to strengthening the forces of democracy in Hungary." After raising specific concerns, the memorandum ended with the following statement: "The American Hungarian institutions, churches, fraternal societies, with a history of one hundred years of service, are ready to renew our own commitment to serve the legitimate aspirations of the Hungarian people."
