Mr. Speaker. it is indeed a pleasure to join my colleagues in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the charter of a fine. loyal American organization devoted to the values of our way of life and individual freedom. the American Hungarian Federation. During its 60 years of existence the Federation worked both for the adaptation of Hungarian immigrants into our society by acquainting them with our culture and a knowledge of our governmental and social institutions and for the preservation of the valuable aspects of Hungarian culture among the sons and daughters of these immigrants. However. since the tragic fate of Hungary in 1945. and then in 1956. when Soviet Russian communism engulfed their native country. the leaders of the American Hungarian Federation did not shrink from the task of denouncing atheistic communism and its misdeeds and tyranny both in Hungary and In other parts of the world. They also pointed out to American citizens of Hungarian origin the pitfalls and dangers of communism in this country and also served as informal spokesmen for the people of Hungary deprived of its national selfdetermination and individual freedom.
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