A historical letter emerged from the bottom of a Hungarian wardrobe in the Netherlands

Deep within this piece of furniture, the new owners have found a document of a man from Kecskemét who had entered the Communist Party despite his own conviction, 24 wrote. 

The Dutch page of The Best Social Media – which mainly draw their content from Facebook and Instagram posts – wrote on Thursday that a Dutch couple had bought a cabinet colourfully decorated with Hungarian folk art about 20 years ago, and they recently found a Hungarian letter in a hidden corner of one of the drawers.

The full text of the document reads as follows:

Statement

Below, I declare that, despite my political convictions, I am going to join the Hungarian Communist Party as this is the only way I can provide for myself and my family.

According to the 5,000/1946. M.E. edict, I was placed on List B without bail and I could only get a job if I joined the above-mentioned party.

So, under the influence of compelling circumstances, I am forced to enter.

Kecskemét, September 9, 1946.

Imre Szabó

The couple posted this surprising document signed by four witnesses in a Facebook post. This find is very rare as even in Hungary there are only a few similar documents left.