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d.evelop1~e11ts •. Honecker repm·tedly stated that one must 
was;it .to s.o.~ when tho Czechoslovnk Con1munist Party is going 
to proclaim a ''s~rugglo to put down the counter-revolu­
tionar.y ~orces'' 111 the CSSR. Ho11eclto1· 's lattei-remarks 
arc 	similar to those expressed in the Polish party's main 
daily. Tryb,pna·~, on 8 May. 
5. In Prague the Czechoslovaks are continuing to enjoy their th~e~ dny holiday ~nd t6ere were no observable signs of p·ublic panic or alarm. · Ne' unusua 1 milttary activity has been d~tec·ted in Czechoslovakia. 
. 6. Moscow has as yet said not a word about the now Widespread reports that some of its !orces have been dep~oyed towai·d CZechoslov~kia. It si~ems clear--no rnatter how many denials may come 1ater--thnt the S~viats intend tho r~ports 
·and rumors· to hnvo their effect in Prague. In the light of these developments, there seems little doubt that tbe mooting. in Moscow on Wednesday between th~ Soviet. Polish, Ba~t Gennan, H~1~2gnrian and Bulgarian leade1•s was the signal !or ·the launching of th1s war of ne1·ves against the Czecho­
. ..,Slovaks.· The propaganda plny during the last coup~e of days 
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...NI!'' 	augg~sts, however, that .the J:1u11gariars and perhaps tho 
Bulgarlamwere· less willing to lend themselves to such a 
tactic than the othera. 

7. Moscow's behavior so far seems more consistent with 
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such ~ psych~l.ogica·l warfare plan than with an intention to movo Soviet ~orces onto Czechoslovakia territory. If this latter were. intende~, wo would have expected Soviet: propa­
ga11da to ll~ve sou11dod a rising 11ote.of alaTm or. to have 
begun to prapar·e a Warsaw Pact cover for inte1•vention. 

9. The French ~overnment clearly is not treating the 
situ~t1on a..s  .critical whilo Bonn  as  of lato  last night was  
still analyzing tbe situation.  
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