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Records of the PCC Meeting in Bucharest: Speech by the Chairman of the Hungarian Communist Party (Rezsö Nyers)

7 Jul 1989
Description: This is the transcript of a speech given by MSzP leader Rezsö Nyers at the 1989 Political Consultative Committee (PCC) meeting in Bucharest, criticizing the achievements of the Socialist political system. He discusses options for reform and holds that the unity of the Socialist bloc is no longer viable. In the rest of his speech, he comments on the disarmament process, pointing out the need for reform in the military strcutures of the Warsaw Pact.

Collection: A Cardboard Castle?

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Document Type: Speech
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 13
Cold War Period: 1985-1991
Persons: Nyers
Document Source: Foundation Archive of the Parties and Mass Organizations of the Former GDR in the Federal Archives (SAPMO), Berlin
Call Number: DC20/I/3/2840
Document Companion: Document No. 146, d)

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