Summary of Meeting, Cabinet Room
White House FRUS wsag_minutes
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They had command post exercise during a period from August 13–20 in which they went through all the necessary planning and practicing… Their actual intervention followed rather precisely the pattern of those command post exercises.
Earle Wheeler — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D85, White House, 1968-08-23 · The observable indicator that had been visible and was read as exercise, not preparation
…from the military standpoint the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviets has been a very well planned, efficient, and sophisticated operation.
Clark Clifford — FRUS 1964-68 v17 D85, White House, 1968-08-23
Document metadata
| Reference | FRUS 1964-68 v17 D85 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | White House — Clifford, Wheeler |
| Date | 1968-08-23 13:07-15:06 |
| Document type | wsag_minutes |
| Archive | Foreign Relations of the United States — Office of the Historian (US) |
Claims this document bears on
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The pattern was observable and was read as exercise.
contradicts
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The Soviet decision to invade was taken late, leaving little to detect in advance.
A week of rehearsal is not a late decision.