Target State: People’s Republic of Hungary
Dates: Approximately 1949-1956 (however, 1956 uprising took them by surprise.)
Tactics: Covert – Psychological warfare, dissidents
Type of Operation: Offensive
Regime Replaced: No
Primary Source Documents:
• National Security Council (October 5, 1949) “NSC-58 on Policy Toward Eastern Europe,”
link.
• CIA Historical Staff, The Clandestine Service Historical Series, Hungary, Volume II,
External Operations, 1946 - 1965, May 1972, link.
• CIA Clandestine Services History, The Hungarian Revolution and Planning for the Future,
23 October - 4 November 1956, Volume I of II, January 1958, link.
• Department of Army (January 5, 1956) “Study Prepared for U.S. Army Intelligence,
Hungary: Resistance Activities and Potentials,” link.
• Radio Free Europe Memorandum (1956) “Policy Review of Voice for Free Hungary
Programming, 23 October – 23 November 1956,” link.
• National Security Council (December 11, 1953) “NSC 174: Report to the National Security
Council by the National Security Council Planning Board,” link.