1 momma 54-13 ID Acton Control 9238 33 53 och November 1 195 5 5 a EUR 7 50 3 info - 3MB TU Secretary of State N0 281 November 13PRIORITY Em 5193 5 Legation today received fi an -- an of the much circu- QSUN lated reports that Russians a rting Hungarians to the USSR on significant scale given by Hungarian railway employee at Debrecen who visited Legation this afternoon ga- tion visitor appeared reliable and sincere he promised to urn 8 33 again with further information 0 Legation visitor said he observed following cases Budapest depor -o toes in transit in Debrecen November 9 train No 120c time in OLI Debrecen 2135-2156 axles and tonnage 52 h93 November ll train No 1706 time in Debreoen a201-223 axles and tonnage 26 246 0 November 12 train No #766 time in Debrecen 0038-0125 axles and 4s tonnage 108 502 Legation assumes description by axles is 33% standard usage in Hungary I ARMY Legetion visitor said he was handcuffed and allowed go aboard NAVY November 9 train for performatte duties He estimated about -A ii 1 500 children soldieis and itilian men and women on board EN On November 11 trait he observed soldiers and civilians but DCL not hazard es imate heir number 0 tovember 1 train no es 0 mated there were about 1 soldieis and civilians Tegetion visitor could no judge whether Budapest deportees were selec or merely picked up at random However in case Debrecen its the deportees who are being transported by trucks are appar 1 being selected judging by the type people who have vanished example legation visitor stated that almost all members revol tionary committee in Debreoen local council have disappeared h Visitor said Debrecen in grip fear all kinds lists names are DU under preparation political police go about town gleefully U langhing house searches are being carried out by AVH in civil an clothes legation believes evidence on Soviet deportation policy is becoming so clear that UN and media should begin discussing subject soonest Legation recommends that Department allow media give generalized publicity to information in this telegram taking utmost care to over-our tracks UHLESS mum momentum assesses RECORD COPY I This copy must be returned to central files with notation oi action taken