LBJ National Security Country Files - Czechoslovakia

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​Folder 01 (48 documents)

Cables and telegrams with summaries of official statements and popular reactions to the Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, in response to the Prague Spring reform movement. Countries of interest include Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guyana, Guatemala, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and Canada.

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Folder 02 (102 documents)

Cables and briefings on the Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, in response to the Prague Spring reform movement. Documents on various reactions within the US, including statements by President Johnson and USSR Ambassador Dobrynin. More on foreign reaction to the invasion, including Libya, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Iran, Uruguay, Pakistan, Mexico, Afghanistan, Jamaica, Lebanon, Venezuela, Yemen, Cyprus, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and more. 

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Folder 03 (13 documents)

CIA cables on the Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, Soviet justifications provided to the US, and tense relations between Czechoslovakia and East Germany..A situation report following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia reports arrests of intellectuals and journalists.

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Folder 04 (68 documents)

Cables and intelligence reports on the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the situation on the ground, and official Czechoslovak reactions, including a speech by reformist leader Alexander Dubcek, and a statement denouncing the invasion by the national assembly. Translated Czechoslovak radio broadcasts during the invasion.

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Folder 05 (16 documents)

Cables and CIA reports on the current situation in Czechoslovakia, as well as conversations between Secretary of State Rusk and USSR Ambassador Dobrynin. Information on Soviet communication with the Communist Party in the US. Memos on the situation in Eastern Europe, Czech-Soviet Moscow talks and agreements, and NATO reactions.

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Folder 06 (11 documents)

Memos and cables on the situation in Czechoslovakia, primarily during the post-Soviet invasion period, regarding Czech and Soviet troops.

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Folder 07 (20 documents)

Cables and news reports on the situation in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet invasion. Reports on the situation in Romania on the expected Soviet crackdown, given the country’s unwillingness to participate in the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.

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Folder 08 (17 documents)

Detailed hourly CIA intelligence memoranda about the situation in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet invasion, including reactions of the Czechoslovak leadership, Communist Party, and population, troop movements, transportation issues, curfews, and more.

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Folder 09 (20 documents)

Detailed hourly CIA intelligence memoranda about the situation in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet invasion, the Bratislava Summit, a scheduled speech by Dubcek, and a top secret report about a Soviet proposal for a new satellite communication system for the Bloc.

 

Folder 10 (29 documents) - May - July 1968

Cables and CIA memos on the situation within Czechoslovakia and the region, as the intensifying reform movement creates heightened tensions within the Bloc. Memos detail the Warsaw summit of July 14-15, a meeting of Warsaw Pact leaders, including the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Hungary, and Bulgaria, calling for intervention in Czechoslovakia. Romania is notably absent.