The Prague Spring Archive (CREEES)Main MenuThe Prague Spring ArchiveAn online portal for the Prague Spring archival materials within Texas ScholarWorks and the LBJ Presidential Library.LBJ and the Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicKey FiguresDescriptions and photographs of key figures involved in the Prague Spring events, with links to relevant documents in Texas ScholarWorks.TimelineAn interactive timeline of events related to the Prague Spring.Guide and Finding AidA guide to the Texas ScholarWorks online repository, along with a finding aid to the physical archival collections.Box 179Many of the documents in Box 179 are communications from and to U.S. officials and high-level Czechoslovak politicians, illustrating internal and international discussions about regional geopolitics and potential futures during the eight months of the "Czechoslovak Crisis," which we now know as the Prague Spring.Box 180Brief descriptions of the 8 folders in Box 180 of the LBJ Presidential Library's archives are below, along with links to more detailed descriptions, their full contents in Texas ScholarWorks, and key documents they contain.Box 181Brief descriptions of the 9 folders in Box 181 of the LBJ Presidential Library's archives are below, along with links to more detailed descriptions, their full contents in Texas ScholarWorks, and key documents they contain.Key DocumentsA curated selection of key documents from Box 179 and Box 180 of the Prague Spring Archive.Documents from the Keston CenterPrague Spring-related documents from beyond the UT Austin collections.AboutContains information about the creators of the site and attribution for used images.UT CREEESf1567cf04c35a5383a1e5c6f992ee20ec474e210The University of Texas at Austin Libraries
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12021-07-06T09:06:40-07:00ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497393021Document 1, Folder 6 from Folder 181.plain2021-07-06T09:06:40-07:00The Prague Spring Archive (CREEES)ES Librarian at UT Austina966648bfc0b32297dd765df3f1b759ab94cd497
Contains CIA cables detailing the information provided by the Soviet Communist Party to Communist Party USA regarding Czechoslovak Communist Party First Secretary Aleksander Dubcek and the necessity for the Soviets to invade, CIA intelligence about a meeting between Dubcek and Socialist Unity Party First Secretary Ulbricht showing the laughably deteriorated relations between Czechoslovakia and East Germany, and secret cables from the CIA to the White House situation room about Soviet repressions and Czechoslovak resistance and sabotage immediately following the invasion, among other documents.