Telegram 4910 From the Embassy in the Soviet Union: "Czechoslovakia-Soviet relations: the long range view"
Embassy Moscow FRUS telegram Secret
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Verbatim passages
In the short term before the Czech Party Congress, the Soviets will likely seek to utilize these levers as fully as possible to try to avoid a situation where their options are reduced to either direct military action or tacit acceptance of the new Czechoslovakia…
Llewellyn Thompson — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D76, Embassy Moscow, 1968-08-02
In view of the foregoing, it is my view that the Soviets will go to great lengths to push the Czechs back to something close to the pre-January situation.
Llewellyn Thompson — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D76, Embassy Moscow, 1968-08-02 · The judgement President Johnson cited back to his Cabinet on 22 August
Document metadata
| Reference | FRUS 1964-68 v17 D76 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | Embassy Moscow — Llewellyn Thompson |
| Date | 1968-08-02 1245Z |
| Document type | telegram |
| Classification | Secret |
| Archive | Foreign Relations of the United States — Office of the Historian (US) |
| Provenance | The judgement President Johnson himself cited on 22 August |
Assessments recorded from this document
- Embassy Moscow — moderate (1968-08-02) · "go to great lengths to push the Czechs back"