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1. £ovi ct-9..0.££.h 'f-~1~~. In spit~ of -:rcq1.1ent nt'.wsr»« lH~ r stories th.at 
th~ talks hBvc c 1ded Bnd considurabl(! specu!.fltion as to the•. details of: 
an cvento~l r.ompromisc sc.ttlemcnt: o[ th0 Czech cri.sis, the talks an: 
evld~ntly ... t..:.J.1 continufog in Moscow. A recent UP:C story tcports t: at 
p·rcpnrat:i.ons hnve be.en mn<l'e [or th~ 6cpar.t:\.irc of the Czcc.h <:'{(;>.legat!.on 
tonight b\Jt t.:lieir clepart~n:~ \·1as dc:l~ye.d for the fit·st; full meQ.ting be­
tween the Czechs1 Russians and t1e leaders of tle four other occupying 
povrnro. 

2. Q~S.£1LQ.~E_t1-.~!.LC~n\~J:_tc(~ t!,.~cr~~r!_g . {adio C7.echo.slov.-=-1ki.a has ennouncQ.d th(\t t. \O '1c.sidit1m of the Cent1:al Cormnittcc of the Cz~choslovak Communist Party has callc<\ s p.Jcru~ry nwct1.ng of t:he Cc11ttel Committi:;c and th~ 
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c~ntra1. Aud J. l" i.ng Com01i s s :ton for 1I'.uc.sd.:1y' August 27) to di SC.L1S 5 the cun:ent ·sitti~ :ion n c~cchoslovetlda ancl the report on the-. Czc.ch Delegationc£> negot'.~tlonr. fa MOSCC•W t (FP.iIS 87) 
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3. F1·encb Cammuni~ts C11ll for Withdr~wal of Roviet Forces. 'i'hc l~re.nch Commu~~-i~~t·-;;r.·-.:y-;$·-Pol.iU-~a"i-n1.~;;cau·-1~~·; i.3stt;d·-;-c.·onu-;-u·~].q~-call.ing on 
the Soviet U1ion to wit:hd1~aw l.ts forc.r.:.s f:roui Czechoslovakia . (Sofia DIA 0096) 
t1 , S..:-·wic~Lf:.QE.<2.~-~-J:.g._Dui~J;~.Lf.9-. · 'l'he. Defcr,isc. ~ttacJia :f..n Sofia hDs_forwar<lcd a ra?o~·t by his l~rc.ncb collcaglle t:hat thcte are 3 Soviet divisions (2 in -:tinti:'y, armor) :Ln Nor.th East nulgaria . (!?BIS 96) 
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S. dL9..· n~c~s.~.'!.E....ity G.QY_Ll£};:.L..§e>ssion. Afte.r rep:r.escntations from t:i~ 
CzC'.ch J('lcg{l.t ·.on to th0 Uni.ted Nat .c1ns,the S~.eurity Coun.cil Seasion 
schcdt. ... cd for t:hi.s morning was ca.nccl led ..A stDtemcnt was 1.ssltcd fnoica\:­
ing •·L°·d Lhc President of tlH\ Councll would "u1~gcntly proceed wilh con­
sult'ti..: ... on.s <t • rcgardn the dfltc and tirnc· of the next meeting on this 
p,;ob .. ci of 1ic' t.I e Sc.curity Counc .l re 1ains scd.~ecLtt 

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6. .QS£.sb..~G.b?~·g~_?rot~.~-t~-S-~J.!~..l:.n~rv~.ew. The. Czechoslovak Chatg~ cc 1lc(; at t:\~ Deptn:tmcnt th1.a afternoon to protti.sl: the pL\blication i.n today's £!.9~~ york TI.!:~~ of an it\tervicv~.w th Gcnaral Scjna~ The: Chatge g<:.i.c1 t: )ut · .c. art1.cle could not: bavo appc~n:cd at a worse time and cast doubt.·. on t'1c u.s' Gove1~nmcntI$ pos5.ti.on .Y1!. ~ &~ th£1 lcgi.timatc oovc.rn.. 
me \.'. ::.n P·:.'.lgua·. 
7. f"".>l< ?•. r~L~i_p£J.M.!l.~~C-~_q_ch_lnv.?_~__Q_~. Embassy P>orm was t~l<l by tbe 
. . ,. FOt(d g,t Office tbat j,t i.s gtving cons :Ldcr· t:ion Lo.the question of the compr ·.bi ~ y of East Gcnnan participatio in the invasion ~nd 6ccupation <d~ Czccho&lovaki'1 with the Pots(1 m Agt"eemc:nt . Radio Cz0.choslovakS.a r.e.­oort .. t:hat the. Nort:h Bohemian I\~gional :.) rty Corrunitte.c. has tekt:n up the same ..; ' ~me and i.n fin opon l.C?tt~r to u br.icht C\CCl\$CS •the GDR or violatin~ c c Potsdam Agr.ccmcnt by t.ald.ng pa1·t in the armed operatior1 aga:f.nsl 
Cz<-.cho::;1.ova <i (Ronn· 16032, li'BT.S 99) . 
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