LBJ National Security Country Files - Czechoslovakia

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Folder 1 (22 documents) - 1963-1967

Briefings on USSR-Czech talks after the Soviet invasion, reports on early Czechoslovak immigration to United States, memos about remaining Soviet troops at the end of 1968, notes on Czech ambassador Karel Duda meeting with Secretary Dean Rusk in September 1968, a CIA report with a comprehensive overview of contemporary Czech leadership, and a booklet detailing Soviet and Western media sources on the Soviet Invasion launched on August 21, 1968.

 

Folder 2 (46 documents) - 1964-1968

Documents addressing reactions to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia from a variety of countries, including reactions from Italian Communists and various 3rd World countries as assessed by the CIA. Documents on the US acceptance of Czech refugees, a CIA memo on how the USSR’s invasion of Czechoslovakia has affected the worldwide Communist movement, and documents on the economic effects of the invasion of Czechoslovakia.

 

Folder 3 (48 documents) - March-August, 1968

A CIA intelligence memorandum regarding NATO countries’ response to the invasion of Czechoslovakia, documents on Czech refugees and US authorization for assistance to them, and a summary of worldwide reactions to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.

 

Folder 4 (73 documents) - July-August, 1968

Documents detailing European reactions to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, with press, public, and governmental reactions. The USSR’s explanation of the invasion to other countries is also detailed, as well as communications between Czech politicians and American ambassadors abroad.

 

Folder 5 (77 documents) - Mid-late July, 1968

Telegrams and cables of the State Department and CIA related to reactions by foreign governments, dignitaries, foreign media, and statements by a range of foreign reactions to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia by communist states, NATO members, and other European countries.

 

Folder 6 (93 documents) - April-June, 1968

Communications on the Czech situation from London to Washington, reports on anticipation of a possible invasion, memos regarding Poland’s support of an invasion, telegrams describing reasons for Romanian support for the Czech reform, analysis of the Yugoslav reaction, telegram between the U.S. Secretary of State and the Soviet ambassador regarding the possibility of invasion.

 

Folder 7 (66 documents) - Summer, 1968

Cables between the United States and various African governments inquiring about reactions to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Telegrams sent from African countries primarily express varying degrees of disapproval of Soviet actions.

 

Folder 8 (39 documents) - August 1968

Telegrams and cables reporting on international reactions to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. These include official statements, summaries of press reactions, and statements from local communist or socialist parties from Australia, New Zealand, Burma, Taiwan, India, Japan, North and South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Republic of Vietnam.

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