Additionally, the element of the measures involving the relocation of Budapest deportees to wealthier peasant farmers, termed "kulaks" in contemporary language, in the non-cooperative villages of the eastern counties of the country, was also conceived in the spirit of class struggle. This was intended to exacerbate the tensions between these already geographically and socially distant groups. The military logic, specifically Stalin's vision of the rapidly approaching Third World War, also justified that the deportations were exclusively directed towards Eastern Hungary, closer to the Soviet border, ensuring that the hostile elements remained sufficiently isolated even after the onset of wartime conditions.

A more practical consideration, however, was that through the deportations, the state could acquire several thousand generally high-quality inner Budapest properties. This was essential for establishing the economic status of the new social elite amid scarce housing conditions.

The deportations, which took place between May 21 and July 18, 1951, affected over five thousand families, at least 12,000–14,000 individuals. According to statistical summaries, one-third of the deportees (33%) had served as military officers before 1945, more than one-fifth (23%) were members of the economic elite (wholesalers, bank directors, factory owners or directors), about 17% were former state officials, 6% were policemen, and another 6% were former aristocrats."