This spontaneous demonstration of the Austrian people showed that this country was and is one of the most reliable friends of the United States. However. there are many more tangible facts which prove even more what Austria has contributed to the cause of the free world since 1955 when it became again a free and independent country. In the fall of 1956. during the Hungarian revolution. 200.000 refugees poured into Austria. Austria gave these freedom fighters food and shelter and showed that it was indeed the easternmost bulwark of Western democracy. It was heartwarming to see that the Austrians shared all they had with these unfortunate expellees from a neighboring country.
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