Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 June 1951 — Page 12

Confesses’ In Hungary

By United Press BUDAPEST, June 22—Archbishop Josef Groesz con-

fessed under an hour of questioning in a people’s court

today that he led a plot, with

the co-operation of the U. 8.

legation, to overthrow the Communist government and restore the Hapsburg monarchy. The 64-year-old archbishop, who succeeded imprisoned Josef Cardinal Mindszenty as ranking Roman Catholic

prelate in Hungary, pleaded guilty to charges ranging from conspiracy against the government to black-market currency dealings. The charges carried a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Archbishop Groesz and eight co-| defendants charged with taking | part in the conspiracy with. him went on trial before a court presided over by Judge Vilmos OIti. Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to additional charges of| espionage, for which the maxi-| mum possible penalty is death. Judge Olti also presided at the trials of Cardinal Mindszenty (now serving a life sentence on a treason charge) and American businessman Robert Vogeler, who was released early last month after serving nearly 15 months of a 15-year sentence for espionage and sabotage. Both Cardinal Mindszenty and Mr. Vogeler also pleaded guilty and confessed in court to the|® charges against them, Archbishop Groesz was questioned mostly about his contacts with Americans in Hungary. He said he had maintained close relations with Western legations in Budapest since the end of World War II. Since Cardinal Mindszenty’s imprisonment, he said, the Western legations—especially that of the U. 8.—had regarded him as an exponent of the cardinal's political ideals, The archbishop said his contacts with the Western legations were restricted until the cardinal’s arrest to sending confidential reports through them to the Vatican. One of his meetings, he said, was with Arthur Schoenfeld, former U. S. minister in Hungary, and with British minister Sir Alvary D. F. Gascoigne. “We spoke with Mr, Schoenfeld about the possibility of American troops occupying - Hungary,” the archbishop said. In one of his conversations with Mr, Schoenfeld just after Germany’s surrender, he said, the American minister asked him: “Why do you not resist?” “Ts that cannot, hac to : with hoes es a well-equipped a the archbishop said.

Hungary at that time was oc-|

cupied by Russian troops. The archbishop was questioned by Judge Olti. The prelate stood with his hands at his side and replied quietly, The judge pressed the archbishop on where he concealed documents he considered confidential. “Behind a leather-panelel sofa in my home library,” the archbishop replied. He identified a letter which he said he had written to Sir Alvary with the request that it be forwarded to the Vatican.

Archbishop Groesz said the! U. 8. legation asked him after

Cardinal Mindszenty’s arrest if he were willing to declare in writing that he was willing to take over the Hungarian state. He said that he replied he was. “According to ancient Hungarfan laws, in the absence of the king and as the prince primate (Cardinal Mindszenty) was unable to function, I assume the functions of the head of the state as ‘homo regius’,” he said. Chief Prosecutor Gyula Alpy,

who also directed the prosecution; :

of Cardinal Mindszenty, asked the archbishop again if he aimed at overthrowing the government.

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The United Press applied for a visa for an American reporter to cover the trial of Archbishop ‘Groesz in Budapest, The Hungarian government rejected the application on grounds that no arrangements had been made for translation of the trial proceedings for foreign newsmen. The trial is being covered by the resident United Press correspondent in Budapest, Iona Nyllas, a Hungarian national. Our London bureau un-

derstands that Miss Nyilas’ dis-

patches will not be censored. But as in the case of most Iron Curtain nations, reporters

can be held responsible for |

everything they write. Miss Nyilas is telephoning her dispatches to London.

Archbishop Groesz replied ™

the affirmative.

“Of course, with armed revolt and American help,” Mr. Alpy|

* The archbishop did not comment on that.

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