Session #87 · 1961–63

Speech #870078748

And bear in mind that these figures reflect the volume before the President opened the floodgates on March 17. What the volume Is today. we do not yet know. The way in which the Communists are using their new freedom to propagandize Americans and European refugees in this country is illustrated in a technique now being used on persons of Hungarian origin. In an effort to get homesick Hungarians to return to their homeland. where they may be exploited for propaganda purposes. Communist Hungary is sending Hungarian refugees in America an attractive tabloid. Hungary News. painting a glowing picture of life behind the Iron Curtain. and inviting them to return. This material has been sent in large quantity since last March. because. as observed in the Washington Post and Times Herald on May 5. 1961: The dike was opened then by a Presidential order that the Post Office Department stop impounding Communist propaganda carried in the mail from abroad.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Hungarian refugees
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WALLACE BENNETT
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
UT
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
870078748
Paragraph
#0
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