Msgr. Béla Varga asks Merton to sign his name to a declaration to free Hungarian political prisoners in Soviet custody.
Msgr. Béla Varga was Chairman of the Amnesty for Political Prisoners in Hungary Action Committee in New York. He was a Papal Prelate and former President of the Hungarian Parliament from 1946-1947.
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1960/03/17 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thank you for your timely letter. Like all men concerned with freedom, the rights of man, |
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1960/03/no |
TLS to Merton |
It is not necessary to explain to you what a heroic effort was made by the Hungarian people |
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