Notes of Meeting (the Tuesday lunch)
White House / NSC FRUS wsag_minutes Top Secret
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Verbatim passages
We saw the Czech situation as nearly over. The real crisis has subsided. We don't want to spoil the deal.
Dean Rusk — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D72, White House / NSC, 1968-07-24
The Soviets will not move militarily against them, I do not think.
Walt Rostow — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D72, White House / NSC, 1968-07-24 · At the President's table, with the DCI present and no recorded dissent
Document metadata
| Reference | FRUS 1964-68 v17 D72 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | White House / NSC — Johnson, Rusk, Clifford, Taylor, Wheeler, DCI Helms, W. Rostow |
| Date | 1968-07-24 13:30-15:50 |
| Document type | wsag_minutes |
| Classification | Top Secret |
| Archive | Foreign Relations of the United States — Office of the Historian (US) |
| Provenance | Johnson Library, Tom Johnson's Notes of Meetings. The most probative pre-invasion document. |
Claims this document bears on
contradicts
documented
Soviet military intervention in Czechoslovakia was becoming likely during the summer of 1968.
The most authoritative denial in the record.
Assessments recorded from this document
- Department of State — low (1968-07-24) · "the real crisis has subsided"
- NSC — unlikely (1968-07-24) · "will not move militarily against them"