György Surányi Reacted to Being Listed as a Network Person in the Agent Files
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A magnetic tape is found under the name of György Surányi, as well as the codename Otto. According to the former central bank governor, the note may be a trace of a failed recruitment attempt.
György Surányi, the former chairman of the Hungarian National Bank, is also listed as an "employed network person" in the magnetic tape database of the agent files opened yesterday. At the economist's request, we are publishing his statement without any changes.
György Surányi was shocked to learn that his name was also included in the agent files made public on November 4. The former president of the Hungarian National Bank was listed in the magnetic tape records under the codename “Otto”, but he firmly denies ever having collaborated with the communist secret service. He claims that they did try to recruit him in 1986, but he immediately rejected the offer, despite […]
As he wrote, he refused and was never part of the network for a single minute.
The name of the former central bank governor also appeared in the documents that were made public. György Surányi explained why he could be included in the agent files.
The economist claims that he was not part of the agent network, and the now-publicized information containing his name may only be a trace of his failed recruitment attempt, because when he was hired by the World Bank in Washington in 1986, he was surrounded, but he refused to cooperate with state security.
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