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2• TOMASSON THEN PROVIDED ! US COP¥ OF' 1 STATEMENT WHICH CABINET 
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A.1 "THE GOVERNMENT. HAS' AT I TS MEE Tl NG TODAY' CONCLUDED AS FOLL.OWSa 
'8 • "THE. GOVERNMENT CONOEMNS: STRONGLl'f THE· M.IL!I'TARY 0CCU~AT1ON ANO DEPR I VA t ·1ON OF LtBU·rrv: ·oi.~ CZ.ECHOS~OV.AK.i Al ANO GIVES EtePRtss10N~ F'URTHE,RMoRE'.1 .tfF..~ 'ifs}~oE:e:Pi sYMP·~THY' w_itH 'THE 
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Cl&:CHOSLOVAK NATl ON AN0 1 REGRETS : AS : WELL . TME SET8ACK ' WM I CH EFFORTS : 
TO LESSEN WORLD TENS10NS: H~S' SUF;ERED' BY THESE UNJUSTtFlABLE 
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