The Eighth Tribe, 1979 (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1979-11-01 / 11. szám

November, 1979

THE EIGHTH TRIBE

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for free passage of military transport trains through Hungarian territory to aid the Germans, Budapest unequivocally refused to consent. This attitude and the denial of transit of the German warmachine through Hungarian soil kept open till Sept. 17, the south-east border of Poland resulting in the outpouring of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians into the brother country Hungary. They were warmly welcomed and enjoyed the support of the government. Polish newspapers and books were published, a high school and 27 elementary schools were set up.

Sikorsky Helps Bárdossy

The next phase of Polish-Hungarian cooperation during World War II was realized in the field of diplomacy, when on the initiative of Andor Wodianer, Hungarian envoy in Lisbon, Vladislav Sikorsky, premier of the exiled Polish government in London, authorized Jan Kowalski, Polish colonel, to write a letter to László Bárdossy, then Hungarian premier, to secure connection to the West. Wodianer forwarded the letter and Bárdossy answered it proving his selfless devotion to serve his nation while doing his best to fulfil his obligations toward the Germans but never forgetting the necessity of building a bridge toward the West. He lived a heroic life and died as a martyr.

Hungarians Refuse To Fight Poles During the Warsaw uprising in August 1944 the Armia Krajowa, Polish National Underground Army, was abetted by the Hungarian Armed Forces by refusing to participate in the suppression of the uprising and by securing the supply lines of the Armia Krajowa in the Warsaw area.

The heroic death of Pulasky and Kováts is the apotheosis of the Polish and Hungarian nations’ inseparable friendship rooted in their glorious past.

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President Carter Salutes Hungarian Americans

President Carter during his visit to New Brunswick on October 25, 1979, saluted that city’s many citizens of Hungarian heritage. “While retaining strong attachments to their 1,000-year-old homeland,” said the President, “Hungarian-Americans have made outstanding contributions to the welfare and the cultural richness of our nation.

Noting the nation’s recent commemoration of the bicentennial of the death of Colonel Michael Kovats de Fabricy, a hero of the Revolutionary War who died while defending Charleston, South Carolina from occupation by British forces, President Carter said, “Colonel de Fabricy’s heroism symbolized the centuries-old devotion of Hungarians to freedom and liberty.

“Many of us recall vividly the tragic events of 1956 and the spirit that inspired them 23 years ago this week,” said the President. “Although we continue to have disagreements with the present Hungarian Government over many questions of political freedom and basic human and social values,” he said, “our relations have improved substantially. One important move in this improvement,” said President Carter, “was the return of the Crown of Saint Stephen to the Hungarian people in January, 1978. As a result, the thousand-year-old Crown is back in its ancestral homeland on dignified public display where it can be seen by Hungarians and persons of Hungarian descent from around the world.”

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