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7. Dubcek also revealed that· the Bratislava t~lks will be followed by vi~its to P~ague by Yugoslav President Tito "nd Rumanian party boss Ceausescu. Smrkovsky said lo.st .night that these two Czech allies probably will come early next week. 
8. Last night Snu•kovsky said tho Bratislava meeting was 
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to last on~y one day, .but today Premier Cernik hedged, saying the length of the _talks depends on the "wishos of the fraternal parties at~ending.'' Smrkovsky promised the crowd last night that Dubcek would roport to the nation as soon as possible aft~r the B1"'atislava. talks, on Saturday night or Sunday. 
9. The Soviet press ·silence on Czechoslovakia and the Cierna meeting (except for the communique) went into its tbh·d day. The voluble 'commentators of the past several weeks are probabl:Y awaiting some authoritative guidance which may not come until afte.r the Bratislava meeting. The standdown in Polish editorinl attacks on Prague is now in its fourth. day. Tho Hungarian press has characte.rized the 
.results Of the Ciornp talkA as "positive" but otl\e1•w1se refrained from extensive comruant. East Ger~an media so far have ca1•ried oitly an abridged ve1"'sion o·f the Cierna communique, 
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There is no further word on the timing of Mrs. Dubcek's reportedly intended return from her visit to Yugoslavia. 

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There hi\& been s10 substantial change in the status ot·soviet forces 1n·and around Czechoslovakia • 




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11. 9Vor 'I,.ooo Sovlo't troopa nd all d ' 0 0 coabat equipment including "Scud,. tactical ( ranee) launchers were observed by on a trip through central Czec»oslovakia during th pe i 





15. Qn l August, the Hungarians announced a rear service exercise of tlleir own, designed to test tile military's and the health. na1n1str)' '• response to large scale disasters. Bun1artan troops have not been involved in the massive Soviot,