the number of Hungarian refugees allowed to enter the United
States. In October of 1956, Soviet troops crushed a sudden
revolt in
Hungary, and at the
time of the lecture (December 1956) a great many Hungarians were seeking relocation after being displaced from their
home country. After fifty thousand lives had been lost and two hundred thousand refugees had fled to
Austria and the US, the
revolt was subdued and
Hungary was retained as a Soviet
satellite.
For instance, you may not be aware of the fact that the doubling of Hungarian refugee quotas has anything to do with us.