August 21, 1968 
MEMO FOR GEORGE CHRISTIAN AND TGM JOHNSON Subject: Key Points of McCloskey' s Noon Briefing 
1. 
The 	briefing was devoted entirely to Czechoslovakia. 

2. 
No significant problems arose during the briefing. 

3. 
:rv10.oskey referred several times to the President's statement and did not go beyond it. 

4. 	
Misc: No injuries to US citizens. John Leddy has been in touch with Czech Ambassador. George Balyin ~ town yesterday routinely. Rusk saw Dobrynin for about 15 minutes around 11:30 


last night. --In reply to indistinct question, McCloskey _...thought it could6 ?_e~sidered extraordinary for Soviet Ambassador to get in touc~-White House. 
Lou Schwartz