Editorial Note
On October 28, Minister Chapin protested to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry regarding the arrest and detention of Elizabeth Proiszl-Pallos, an American citizen and former employee of the United States Representative on the Allied Control Commission for Hungary, currently employed by the Associated Press correspondent in Budapest. Miss Proiszl-Pallos was arrested on October 27 by Hungarian police authorities on undisclosed charges, and American Legation representatives were prevented from interviewing her. For the Department of State’s statement to the press on the matter, see Department of State Bulletin, November 9, 1947, page 911. Despatch 426, May 14, 1948, from Budapest, not printed, reported a satisfactory conclusion of this case (711.64/5–1448).