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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 

Wednesday, August 21, 1968 
5:25 p .. m. 
MR. PRESIDENT : 
This cable from Prague is the first official comment on the dilemma the Soviets face. They have the troops in the country, but they still have the problem of dealing with the Czech government and the Czech people. And whatever their plan was, it did not immediately throttle all Czech communications and capacity for political expression. 
The critical is sue in the days ahead will be how they move from military tourism to the political result they want. 

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