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OCR Page 1 of 8REFUGEES
S.TRUMAN
ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE** RECORDS AND
The flow of Hungarian refugees into Austria which began in
early November 1956 was reduced to a trickle by late January
1957 when the controls on the Austro-Hungarian border were con-
siderably tightened. By November 1, 1957, 178,897 Hungarian
refugees had entered Austria. The League of Red Cross Sovieties
continued to administer to the care of the refugees in the camps
until September 30, 1957, when responsibility for their care was
turned over to the Austrian Red Cross.
The emigration and resettlement of the refugees out of
Austria which was gaining momentum at the beginning of the year
proceeded at an encouraging rate under the direction of the
Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration assisted by
the United States Escapee Program and the voluntary agencies.
By October 31, 1957 a total of 152,605 refugees had been assisted
to leave Austria, 76,163 to countries of permanent resettlement
overseas and 76,442 to temporary or permanent asylum in other
European countries. On that date some 20,139 remained in Austria
awaiting resettlement. Approximately 6,000 refugees returned to
Hungary during the course of the year. The movement out of
Austria slowed down appreciably by mid August to no more than
1,000 monthly and it was anticipated that more than 18,000
Hungarian refugees would remain in Austria by the end of the year.
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