National Intelligence Estimate NIE 12-68: "Eastern Europe and the USSR in the Aftermath of the Invasion of Czechoslovakia"
CIA / USIB (interagency) FRUS intelligence_memo Secret
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The Soviet leadership's decision to invade and occupy Czechoslovakia was apparently arrived at with some reluctance.
FRUS 1964-68 v17 D26, CIA / USIB (interagency), 1968-11-07 · NIE 12-68, paragraph 2
The Soviets intervened in Czechoslovakia because of their genuine fear that the existence of a reliable Communist authority in Prague was threatened by the reform movement in the Czechoslovak Party.
FRUS 1964-68 v17 D26, CIA / USIB (interagency), 1968-11-07 · NIE 12-68, Conclusion A
Document metadata
| Reference | FRUS 1964-68 v17 D26 |
|---|---|
| Originating body | CIA / USIB (interagency) — Submitted by the DCI, concurred in by USIB |
| Date | 1968-11-07 |
| Document type | intelligence_memo |
| Classification | Secret |
| Archive | Foreign Relations of the United States — Office of the Historian (US) |
| Provenance | CIA Job 79-R01012A, ODDI Registry. AEC and FBI representatives abstained. |