864.00/9–1346: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Hungary (Schoenfeld)
us urgent
1015. Urtel 1730, Sep 13 and others. If such action consistent your thinking in matter, subject unilateral Sov directives re Freedom Party should be raised by US Rep next meeting ACC on procedural grounds.
Statement by US Rep at that time should include following points: (1) Any decision governing formation or regulating conduct new political parties is matter on which US, as signatory Crimea Declaration and Armistice and member ACC, should be consulted. (2) Assurance given by Gen Sviridov ACC meeting June 19 that after discussion with Hun PriMin and receipt latter’s recommendations US and UK Reps would be consulted re action petition Freedom Party (urtel 1167 June 21 and Weems’ Z3163 June 2078) has not been carried out thus far. (3) It is understanding US Rep ACC that Sov Acting Chairman has recently taken position that his July 6 letter to PriMin (urtel 1249 July 879), interpreted by press reports at time as sanctioning [Page 337] formation new party, was merely acknowledgment party petition and accordingly group in question unauthorized function as political party (urtel 1716 Sep 1179a). (4) Full info requested, therefore, re present status petition before ACC on warranted assumption that there should be full discussion in ACC with US and UK participation before any final decision is reached in matter.
Sent Budapest, rptd Paris, London, Moscow.