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Report from Mihály Farkas, Minister of Defense, on the Peace and M State of Supply of Military Equipment of the Hungarian People's Army to Mátyás Rákosi, Chairman of the Council of Ministers

10 Dec 1952
Description: This covering letter from the minister of defense to the chairman of the council of ministers summarizes the main findings of a report on the Hungarian army's supply. The letter names a shortage in the supply of military hardware such as tanks or heavy artillery and also shortages in spare parts and accessories. Requests for these shortage goods to the Soviet Union are mentioned subsequently.

Collection: War on Tito's Yugoslavia?

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Document Type: Letter
Origin (Agency): Hungarian Ministry of Defense
Sender: Mihály Farkas, Hungarian Minister of Defense
Recipient: Mátyás Rákosi, Chairman of the Hungarian Council of Ministers
Language of Original Document: Hungarian
Translators: László Ritter
Number of Pages: 1
Cold War Period: 1950s
Persons: Rákosi, Stalin
Document Source: War History Archives, Budapest
Call Number: Papers of the Secretariat of Mátyás Rákosi M-KS 276. fond 65/191. o. e.

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