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TO ABANDON THE POLICY OF LlBRALIZATION WHICH HAS ENJOYED OVER• WHEL.M I NG SUPPORT AMONG THE PEOPLE, BUT NO AMOUNT OF . FORCE :·c~N SUPPRESS THE S~IRIT OF LIBERALJ~M AND FREEOOM NOW PREVAILING iN THAT UNHAPPY . COUNTRY• 
'" n· IS GRATIFYING THAT TO AVERT UNNECESSARY BLOODSHED THE 
GOVERNMENT OF CZEC.HOSLOVAl<IA HAS ' wisEL.¥ DECIOED i TO OFFER NO 
RESiSTANCE TO THE INVADING FORCES AND HAS -APPEALED TO T~E ·~EOPLE 
TO · REMAIN CALM• THIS PRUDENT ACT OF ; RESTRAINT AND STATESMAN• 
SHIP: IS PRAISEWORTHY ANO· SHOULD COMMAND UNIVERSAL SYMPATHY. 
Se THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA UNRESERVEDLY CONDEMNS ALL ; FORMS OF 
INTIM~OATION1 THREAT OR USE OF FORCE AGAINST SMALL i STATES · BY 
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B1G POWERS• THE GOVERNMENT DEEPL¥ DEPLORES THE INVASION · OF 
C~ECHOSLOVAKIA1 AN ACT FRAUGHT W1TH GRAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR WORLD 
PEACE-AND EXTENDS ITS SYMPATHY TO· THE GOVERNMENT ANO PEOPLE FOR 
TMlS OMINOUS ~ITUATION WHICH CONFORNTS THE~R COUNfR~, IN 
CONCERT WITH ALL' PE·ACE LOVING NAT IONS THE GOVERNMENT OF 1 GHANA CALLS· UPON THE· WARSAW PACT COUNTRIES WHtCH1HAVE: INVADED CZECHOSLOVAI< I A TO WITHDRAW THEIR ' OCCUPY I NG FORCES WITHOUT DELAY1 RELEASE ALL THE L~~OERS WHO H~VE BEEN DETAINED~ AND ALLOW THE PEOPLE · OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA TO PURSUE IN ABSOLUTE FREEDOM THE COURSE WHICH THEY HAVE MAPPED OUT FOR THEMSELVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURPOSES ANO PRINCIPLES OF . TME UNITED N•TlONSeUNQ~E. FOLEY