Office of the Historian

The continued deterioration in relations with Hungary; efforts to achieve the release of Robert A. Vogeler from Hungarian imprisonment 1

1. Robert A. Vogeler, an American citizen and Assistant Vice President of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, was arrested on November 18, 1949, by Hungarian security police on allegations of espionage and sabotage. Documentation regarding his arrest and detention incommunicado and other principal issues in the deterioration in relations with Hungary during 1949 is presented in Foreign Relations, 1949, vol. v, pp. 451 ff.

[527] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Hungarian Foreign Minister (Kallai)

[Budapest, January 3, 1950.]

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./1–350

[528] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, January 26, 1950—6 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./1–1950: Telegram

[529] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Hungarian Foreign Minister (Kállai)

Budapest, February 1, 1950.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./2–550

[530] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington, February 6, 1950.]

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A. /2–650

[531] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, February 11, 1950—3 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./2–1050: Telegram

[533] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, February 25, 1950—1 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./2–2350: Telegram

[534] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, February 27, 1950—5 p. m.

124.643/2–2750: Telegram

[536] The Legation in Hungary to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry

[Budapest, March 4, 1950.]

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./3–450

[538] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, March 13, 1950—8 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./3–1350: Telegram

[539] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, March 27, 1950—noon.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./3–2750: Telegram

[540] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Washington, March 28, 1950—7 p. m.

793.00/3–2850: Telegram

[541] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, March 29, 1950—8 p. m.

793.00/3–2950: Telegram

[542] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, April 11, 1950—6 p. m.

511.644/4–1150: Telegram

[543] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, April 21, 1950—1 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./4–2150: Telegram

[544] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Acting-Secretary of State

London, May 12, 1950—4 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./5–1250: Telegram

[545] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, May 15, 1950—5 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./5–1550: Telegram

[546] The Acting Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, May 24, 1950—7 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./5–2450: Telegram

[547] The Acting Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, May 24, 1950—7 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./5–2450: Telegram

[548] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, June 15, 1950—noon.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./6–1550: Telegram

[550] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, June 21, 1950—7 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./6–2150: Telegram

[551] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, June 22, 1950—5 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./6–2250: Telegram

[552] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, June 23, 1950—8 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./6–2250: Telegram

[553] The Secretary of State to the Legation in Hungary

Washington, July 28, 1950—9 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./6–2250: Telegram

[554] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, September 11, 1950—5 p. m.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./9–1150: Telegram

[555] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, September 11, 1950.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./9–1150

[556] The Minister in Hungary (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Budapest, December 16, 1950—noon.

264.1111 Vogeler, Robert A./12–1650: Telegram

  1. Lot 53 D 444 is a comprehensive chronological collection of the Secretary of State’s memoranda and memoranda of conversation for the years 1947–1953, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State.↩