Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the Minister of Hungary, and Others

697 7374 Confidontial 50 8/2 MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION February 6, 1950 Subject: Participants: The Secretary; the Hungarian Minister, Inre Horvath; Mr. Yost, EE. Copies to: EUR - Mr. Thompson S - The Secretary (2) EE - Balkan Affairs AnLegation, Budapest After an exchange of the usual amenities, the Minister stated that he is leaving for Hungary in a few days in order to bring back his family to the United States. He said that his wife and 17-year old daughter will accompany him here while his 24-year old son will remain in Hungary. He remarked that he had left Hungary for the US last September in such a hurry that he had not been able to make the necessary preparations to bring his family with him. After a few renarks on this subject, I said that I would like him to talce the opportunity of his visit to Budapest to speak to his Foreign Minister about a matter over which I am deeply concerned. I said that I was speaking of the case of Mr. Robort A. Vogeler, a reputable American businessman, who has beon hold in prison by the Hungarian Government for a period of mairy woels, access to whom has been denied to our Finister in Budapest and who I now understand is to be brought to trial. I said that behavior of this kind on the part of any Government is completely outrageous and un- acceptable. I asked the Minister to convey my very deep concern on this subject to his Government. The Minister replied that there was little that he could do on this matter since he understood from the newspapers that Vogeler would soon be brought to trial and we would then learn what action was to be taken. I replied that I was quite aware that there is little that the Minister could do personally but that what I was DECLASSIFIED asking E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of State letter, 12-29-76 considerntal By NLT. HC NARS Deto6.3-76