Office of the Historian

Czechoslovakia

37. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 19, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17 CZECH–US. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Davis on February 25.

38. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, November 18, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH. Confidential. Drafted by Sonnenfeldt.

39. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, December 10, 1964, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17 CZECH. Confidential. Drafted by Givan and approved in S on December 17. The meeting was held at the U.S. Mission. The source text is labeled “Part 2 of 2;” a separate memorandum of conversation dealing with the MLF is ibid.

40. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, December 18, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AV 9 CZECH–US. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Styles on December 21.

41. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, September 27, 1965, 0730Z.2

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AV 12–2 CZECH. Confidential. Repeated to London.

42. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, November 12, 1965, 10:30 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 17 CZECH–US. Confidential. Drafted by Schiffman and approved in S on November 29. The meeting was held in Rusk’s office.

43. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, October 22, 1965.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 CZECH. Confidential. The source text does not indicate a time of transmission; the telegram was received at 7:10 a.m.

44. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, October 6, 1966, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 67 D 586, CF 85. Confidential. Drafted by Dean and approved in S on October 17. The meeting was held at USUN.

45. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Washington, October 6, 1966, 12:49 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AV 9 CZECH–US. Confidential. Drafted by Styles; cleared in E, EUR, L, H, and the Civil Aeronautics Board; and approved by Solomon.

46. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, December 21, 1966, 4:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH–US. Confidential. Drafted by Schiffman and approved in S on December 28. The conversation was held in Rusk’s office.

47. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, February 28, 1967, 1500Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FN 19 CZECH. Confidential.

48. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, April 5, 1967, 1200Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FN 19 CZECH. Confidential; Limdis.

49. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Washington, April 11, 1967, 7:57 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FN 19 CZECH. Confidential. Drafted by Phelps, cleared by EE and Stoessel, and approved by Stoessel.

50. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Washington, April 13, 1967, 7:56 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AV 12–2 CZECH. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Christiano; cleared in E, H, EUR, S/S, the Export-Import Bank, and the Department of Commerce; and approved by Katzenbach.

51. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, July 10, 1967, 1630Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH–US. Confidential; Limdis.

52. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Washington, November 10, 1967, 0118Z.2

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FN 19 CZECH. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Drafted by Batjer, cleared in EE, and approved by Leddy. Repeated to Brussels for Petrow.

53. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, December 2, 1967, 1130Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH. Confidential; Limdis. Repeated to Vienna and Munich.

54. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Washington, December 9, 1967, 0149Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 USSR. Secret. Drafted by Costalanski, cleared in EE and SOV, and approved by Sonnenfeldt. Repeated to Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Moscow, Sofia, Warsaw, and Berlin.

55. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia

Washington, February 13, 1968, 1630Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 CZECH–US. Confidential. Drafted by Batjer, cleared by Costalanski and USIA, and approved by Lisle.

56. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 21, 1968.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH–US. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Stoessel. The meeting was held in Ambassador Duda’s residence.

57. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, March 25, 1968, 1600Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 CZECH. Confidential. Repeated to Belgrade, Bonn, Bucharest, Budapest, London, Moscow, Paris, Sofia, Vienna, Warsaw, Munich, and Berlin.

58. Memorandum From the Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (Beam) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Bohlen)

Washington, April 26, 1968.

Source: Department of State, SIG Records: Lot 70 D 263, SIG Memo No. 70. Confidential. Drafted by Beam. Copies were sent to Harriman, Meeker, Solomon, Campbell, and Lisle. Beam was in Washington for consultations. A handwritten note on the source text by Bohlen reads: “I agree with this approach. CEB”

59. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Washington, April 27, 1968, 0045Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 CZECH. Confidential. Drafted by Batjer; cleared by Lisle, L, and E; and approved by Stoessel. Repeated to Prague, London, Paris, Moscow, Warsaw, Sofia, Budapest, Bucharest, Belgrade, Brussels for Petrow, USNATO, and Berlin.

60. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Rostow) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, May 10, 1968.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH–USSR. Secret; Exdis. Copies were sent to Bohlen and Leddy. In a May 11 note attached to the source text, Under Secretary Katzenbach commented: “I disagree strongly with both the analysis and the recommendations. So do the other senior officials of the Government with whom I have talked generally on this subject.” Rusk wrote on Katzenbach’s note: “So do I. DR”

61. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Bonn, May 10, 1968, 1936Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to USNATO, Prague, Munich, USEUCOM, USAREUR, and USAFE.

62. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Washington, May 11, 1968, 0126Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Myerson, cleared by EUR/RPM and Stoessel, and approved by Katzenbach.

63. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State

Prague, May 28, 1968, 1735Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH–US. Confidential; Limdis.

65. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Moscow, July 11, 1968, 1520Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL CZECH. Confidential. Repeated to Budapest, Warsaw, Sofia, London, Berlin, Bucharest, Bonn, USNATO, Prague, Belgrade, Paris, and Munich.

66. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, July 12, 1968.

Source: Department of State, Bohlen Papers: Lot 74 D 379, Czech Contingency. Confidential. Drafted by Briggs.

  1. Beginning in spring of 1965, the dates and transmission times of all incoming Department of State telegrams were in six-figure date-time-groups. The “Z” refers to Greenwich mean time.↩
  2. Beginning in 1967, the dates and transmission times of all outgoing Department of State telegrams were in six-figure date-time-groups. The “Z” refers to Greenwich mean time.↩