Czechoslovakia
96. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770026–0701. Confidential; Priority; Exdis.
97. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (Nimetz) to Secretary of State Vance
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Mr. Matthew Nimetz, Counselor of the Department of State, Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology, January 1977 thru December 1980, Lot 81D85, Box 1, MN Chron—Official—July–December 1977. Confidential. The Department also reported on the meeting with Long in telegram 159627 to Prague and Rome, July 9. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770245–0254)
98. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State): 7/77. Confidential. The memorandum was attached to a July 12 Evening Report from Vance to Carter. President Carter wrote the following instructions for Vance at end of the memorandum: “Try to let me know what the Czechs will now accept. Then let me talk to Long. J.”
99. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770368–0619. Confidential; Exdis; Priority. Drafted by Andrews; cleared by Luers; approved by Anderson. The meeting took place in New York at the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly.
100. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770384–0432. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Glenn; cleared in substance in EUR and cleared by Kornblum, Brody, Schmidt, Nimetz, and Shulman; approved by Luers. Sent for information Priority to Munich. Sent for information to Belgrade for the USCSCE delegation.
101. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Vest) to the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Lake)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Official Working Papers, S/P Director Anthony Lake, 1977–Jan 1981, Lot 82D298, Box 11, Classified Correspondence, 1978. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Glenn; cleared by Schmidt. Luers initialed the memorandum for Vest. No record of the meeting has been found. The Ambassador’s first name was corrected by hand in the subject line. In a handwritten note, presumably to Leo Reddy, the Secretariat Staff Director, S/P staff assistant Mary Ann Casey remarked: “LR—PK [Phillip Kaplan] will ask desk do memo. TL says ok if desk sits in w/PK. PK will ask desk & let you know. TL wants reschedule appt for next week or week after so won’t conflict w/for. pol. report. Pls let PK know new date. I will meet on whatever new date is. MAC.” (Ibid.)
102. Memorandum for the Files
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Country Files, 1950–1986, Lot 89D336, Box 11, Czech: Gold 74–78. Confidential. Drafted by Glenn on March 22; cleared by Schmidt.
103. Memorandum From Robert King of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 17, Czechoslovakia: 1/77–1/81. Confidential. Sent for action. Aaron wrote at the top of the memorandum “ZB—The idea is [to] reward them[?] for their [?] position [at] Belgrade.”
104. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780241–0880. Confidential. Drafted by Glenn; cleared by Wolf; approved by Nimetz.
105. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State and Multiple Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780328–1038. Confidential. Sent Priority to the Department. Sent to Belgrade, East Berlin, Bonn, Bucharest, Budapest, London, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Sofia, Vienna, Warsaw, USNATO, West Berlin, USUN, and Beijing.
106. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State and Multiple Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780417–1198. Confidential. Sent to Belgrade, East Berlin, Bern, Bonn, Bucharest, Budapest, London, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Sofia, Warsaw, Munich, USNATO, and West Berlin.
107. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790262–0653. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Glenn; cleared by Schneider and Schmidt; approved by Vest. Sent for information to Belgrade, East Berlin, Bonn, Budapest, Moscow, Sofia, Vienna, Warsaw, Bucharest, Munich, and USNATO. In telegram 1724 from Prague, May 31, the Embassy reported the arrests of several prominent Charter 77 members, possibly preemptive to the Papal visit to Poland. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790245–1053) Following the arrests, the Department of State’s Bureau of European Affairs tried to hold off any official protests pushed for by the Department’s Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, in the hope that dissidents would be released shortly after the end of the Papal visit. When formal charges were brought against the majority of dissidents arrested, the Department moved ahead with formal protests. (Telegram 140848 to Prague, June 1; National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790249–0810)
108. Intelligence Assessment Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Support Services (DI), Job 80T01330A, Production Case Files OPA (1979–1980), Box 2, Folder 10, The Czechoslovak Leadership: An Intelligence Assessment. Confidential. The report was prepared in the USSR-Eastern Europe Division, Office of Political Analysis, and coordinated within OPA and with the Offices of Scientific Intelligence, Economic Research, and Central Reference and the National Intelligence Officer for Soviet and East European Affairs.
109. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Tarnoff) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country Files, Box 17, Czechoslovakia: 1/77–1/81. Confidential. A copy of the memorandum indicates it was drafted in EUR by Johnson and Glenn and cleared by Nimetz, Vest, Barry, Walker (S/P), Crook (L/EUR), Schmidt (EUR/EE), Peters (EB/IFD/OMA), Weston (H), and in the Department of Treasury by Solomon and the Department of Commerce by Jenkins. (National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Country Files, 1950–1986, Lot 89D336, Box 11, Czech: Gold 1979– )
110. Report Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security—Molander, Box 77, Human Rights (Czechoslovakia) [10/79]. Confidential. Prepared by Stoddart and Costolanski; approved by Baraz. According to a stamped notation, the report was an “advance copy” for “personal use prior to approval for wider distribution.”
111. Memorandum From Stephen Larrabee of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 17, Czechoslovakia: 1/77–1/81. Confidential. Sent for action
112. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to NATO and the Embassy in Czechoslovakia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790491–0026. Confidential; Immediate. Also sent for information to Belgrade. Drafted and approved by Barry; cleared by Larrabee, Gilmore (EUR/EE), and Gharrison (EUR/RPM).
113. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Czechoslovakia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800091–0872. Confidential; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Johnson; cleared in draft by Crook and by Schmidt and Larrabee; approved by Barry.
114. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Vest) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Newsom)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Country Files, 1950–1986, Lot 89D336, Box 11, Czech: Gold Working File. Confidential. Sent through Counselor Ridgway; drafted by Johnson; cleared by Schmidt and Barry and in E, H, EB, L/EUR, and Treasury. Barry initialed the memorandum for Vest. According to a stamped notation, Newsom saw the memorandum on May 5.
115. Memorandum From Stephen Larrabee of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 17, Czechoslovakia: 1/77–1/81. Confidential. Aaron forwarded the memorandum to Brzezinski with a handwritten note: “ZB—Note see p. 2.”
116. Telegram From the Embassy in Czechoslovakia to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800566–1066. Confidential; Priority. Sent for information to Belgrade, East Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Moscow, Sofia, Warsaw, and USCINCEUR, CINCUSAFE, and CINCUSAREUR.