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Austria's Report Card on Neutrality during the Hungarian Crisis of 1956
Author(s) -
Granville Johanna
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian journal of politics and history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-8497
pISSN - 0004-9522
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2010.01548.x
Subject(s) - neutrality , espionage , repatriation , treaty , political science , law , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science
The Hungarian revolution of 1956 tested the Austrians' ability to exercise neutrality for the first time, while simultaneously rendering humanitarian aid to Hungarian refugees. Needing to justify the invasion of a Warsaw Pact ally, communist authorities exploited issues like border incidents, espionage, repatriation of refugees, and favouritism toward organisations to “prove” Austria's breech of neutrality. The Raab government — which signed the State Treaty only one year earlier — prudently weighed every move, passing the test admirably.