The Russians opposed these measures and defeated them by using their veto power in the Security Council but a condemnation of the Soviets by the General Assembly was. nevertheless. passed. Because there were no other measures that could be taken. short of risking a possible war with the Soviet Union by direct military intervention. the U.N. finally acquiesced to the Soviet militay reconquest of Hungary. The United States lifted immigration barriers and accepted thousands of Hungarian refugees in addition to dispatching medical supplies and other forms of relief for Hungarian refugees awaiting transfer to other lands. October 23. 1971. then marked the 15th anniversary of that bloody suppression of the Hungarian revolution which was one of the most stirring expressions of a peoples desire for liberty the world has seen for many years. I am therefore proud of this opportunity to pay tribute to the deeds and goals of those freedom fighters of Hungary.
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