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2. SOVIET TROOPS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CENTER OF BRATISLAVA AND ARE CONCENTRATING PRINCIPALLY ALONG THE DANUBE AND NEAR THE DANUBE BRIDGES.
z. FREE PRAGUE RADIO STATION DESCRIBED DEPUTY MINISTER CF INTERIOR SALKOVICH <PHONETIC) RAITCR UK) XNEW THAT CZECHOSLOVAKIA WAS GOING TOCCUPIED AND HAD SUPPORTED THE SOVIETS. HE IS SAID TO BE LEADING MOSCOW-ORIENTED MEMBERS OF THE CZECH STATE SECURITY SERVICE, ALTHOUGH ACTUAL ARRESTS ARE MADE BY SOVIET SECRET POLICE.
HE COULD CUICKLYEW MILITARY INTERVENTIONVERRULED BY THE HARD-LINE MILITARY ATTACK ON RUMANIA BE ENTIRELY DISCOUNTED BECA ACTIONS AGAINST THE CSSR.
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6. BEFORE THE SOVIET INTERVENTION THE COMMUNIST PARTYWITHIN THE CZECH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ELECTED ITS DELEGATION TO THE FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE CZECH CP. THE DELEGATION WAS SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED NOT TO NOMINATE FOREIGN MINISTER JIRI HAJEKANDIDATE TO THE NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE BECAUSE, FOLLOWING DUBCEK'S RISE TO POWER, HAJEK HAD ARGUED AGAINST REPLACING THE NOVOTNYOREIGN MINISTER VACLAV DAVID. IT IS PROBABLE THAT HAJEK KILL EVENTUALLY SUPPORT THE SOVIET INTERVENTION HOPING TO REMAIN AS FOREIGN MINISTER UNDER WHATEVER GOVERNMENT THE SOVIETS FORM.
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