37. Editorial Note
On November 11, the Czechoslovak Government protested to the Embassy in Prague the continued dispatch of balloons carrying what it described as inciting leaflets into Czechoslovak airspace. The balloons, the Czechoslovak Government maintained, were a danger because of their large size and the explosive devices used to release the leaflets. The Czechoslovak Government stated that on November 6 a balloon exploded near the village of Mengusovce injuring eight persons, mostly children. (Telegram 173 from Prague, November 14; Department of State, Central Files, 511.49/11–1456)
The Embassy in Prague suggested that no official reply be made. The Department agreed. (Telegrams 174 from Prague, November 14, and 135 to Prague, November 18; both ibid., 511.49/11–1456)