30-01-2013
Interview with Gergo Bendeguz Cseh, deputy head of department at the Hungarian intelligence archive institute (ABTL).
What was the Hungarian secret service, the Belügyminisztérium Állambiztonsági Szervek, famous for?
Cseh: Frankly, it was not particularly strong or effective. As it had a well-established net of agents in the churches, the Catholic Church was an important target. Hungarian spies formed good relations in the Vatican. The Hungarian intelligence has also done serious work among Hungarian immigrants. Spies have managed to infiltrate into Hungarian migrant organisations, manipulate and corrupt them and discredit their leaders.
How big was the Hungarian secret service during the Cold War?
Cseh: The numbers always changed. In 1950,...
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