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“This is Imre Nagy speaking. In the early hours of this morning, Soviet troops started to attack the Hungarian capital with the apparent purpose of overthrowing the democratic Government of the Hungarian People’s Republic.”
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The speaker identifies himself as Imre Nagy and reports that Soviet troops have begun attacking the Hungarian capital. He says their apparent aim is to overthrow the country’s democratic government. The word “apparent” leaves the troops’ purpose as the speaker’s assessment, rather than presenting it as proven fact.
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- United Nations General Assembly, 563rd Plenary Meeting
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- Official Statement
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