Documents / FOIA release
This is a compilation of Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) briefing notes to the Director of INR, mostly dated June 12, 1968, with some from June 6, 1968. The notes cover world events, including student riots in Paris, East German passport and visa rules for West Germans, a UN resolution on South West Africa, a change of Komsomol leadership, Sino-Nepalese relations, and the Colombian presidential resignation crisis. Unrest in Senegal and Somalia is also covered. None of the notes discuss UFOs.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE INR BRIEFING NOTE TO: The Director, INR DATE: June 12, 1968 TIME: AM COMMENTS CONTAINED IN INR BRIEFING NOTES ARE INITIAL AND TENTATIVE. SOURCE(S) LOU Prague 2335 According to CTK, National Assembly Pres. Smrkovsky in speech at a factory in Riga, USSR on June 10 stated that the Soviet people are carefully following the opinions expressed by Czech party reps. While acknowledging that voices not in favor of socialism are heard in Czechoslovakia, he asked that they not be overestimated and added that "we can handle it." FBIS 51 Prague CTK in English In remarks made in Leningrad on June 11, Smrkovsky, who is on a 10 day official visit to the USSR, stated that the USSR respects the principle that the solution of internal Czech affairs is a matter of the Czech Comm. Party and the reps. of the Czech people. Smrkovsky added that the process initiated by the Czech communists must be brought to a successful conclusion and that nothing must be permitted that would endanger the process and its aims. FBIS 55 Prague Domestic Ser. A report on the investigation of the case of Gen. Sejna which had been discussed by the government, was issued today. Major Points: 1. The motive for his flight was to avoid criminal prosecution as well as difficulties in his personal life. Sejna built his position by remembering upon his personal contacts with Antonin Novotny. 2. The investigation as to whether any misuse of the army had taken place showed that neither military districts, armies, nor corps had received orders or hints to prepare for an alert. Surprises caused by the experimental mobilization of one unit between 5 and 10 Dec. in Central Bohemia were disproved by the fact that this had been planned in advance. 3. The investigation did not produce any evidence that Sejna's flight was organized from abroad.
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 132 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.