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Merton's Correspondence with:

Varga, Bela, Msgr.; Msgr. Bela Varga; Msgr. Béla Varga

Varga, Béla, Msgr.  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1960
Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Msgr. Béla Varga asks Merton to sign his name to a declaration to free Hungarian political prisoners in Soviet custody.

Biography

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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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1960/03/17 TL[c] from Merton Thank you for your timely letter. Like all men concerned with freedom, the rights of man, «detailed view»
2. 1960/03/no TLS to Merton It is not necessary to explain to you what a heroic effort was made by the Hungarian people «detailed view»

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