Letter from Czech Communist politicians to Brezhnev requesting Soviet intervention

Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (anti-reformist faction) WILSON telegram

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Verbatim passages

Only with your assistance can the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic be extricated from the imminent danger of counterrevolution.
Biľak, Kolder, Indra, Švestka, Kapek — WILSON-LETTER-OF-INVITATION, Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (anti-reformist faction), 1968-08-01 · The "request" Dobrynin invoked to Johnson on 20 August

The very existence of socialism in our country is under threat.
Biľak, Kolder, Indra, Švestka, Kapek — WILSON-LETTER-OF-INVITATION, Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (anti-reformist faction), 1968-08-01 · Translated by Mark Kramer

Document metadata

Reference	WILSON-LETTER-OF-INVITATION
Originating body	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (anti-reformist faction) — Biľak, Kolder, Indra, Švestka, Kapek
Date	1968-08-01
Document type	telegram
Archive	Wilson Center Digital Archive (INT)
Provenance	Published in Czech in Hospodářské noviny, 17 July 1992; translated by Mark Kramer. This is the "request" Dobrynin invoked to Johnson on 20 August.

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supports documented

The "request" for intervention from Czechoslovak officials was a pretext rather than an act of the Czechoslovak government.

The letter exists and is signed by five named party officials.