Collection GB 1556 WL 589 - Czechoslovakia and the Soviet invasion of 1968

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GB 1556 WL 589

Title

Czechoslovakia and the Soviet invasion of 1968

Date(s)

  • 1968 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

c 89 frames

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Walter Laqueur was the former director of the Wiener Library

Repository

Archival history

GB 1556 WL 589 1968 collection c 89 frames Walter Laqueur
Walter Laqueur was the former director of the Wiener Library

Jewish Central Information Office

Papers relating to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union, 1968 comprising leaflets, proclamations of solidarity, photographs, appeals to the public, warnings concerning 'traitors' issued by the Czech Communist Party, and a report of a confidential press conference given by Prime Minister Oldrich Cernik to the directors of the mass media.

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Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Czech, some English

Microfilm

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Mar 2008 Cernik , Oldrich , 1921-1994 , Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Cold War Collectivism Communism Czechoslovakia Eastern Europe Humanitarian law International conflicts Occupied territories Political doctrines USSR War Europe Wars (events)

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Jewish Central Information Office

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Scope and content

Papers relating to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union, 1968 comprising leaflets, proclamations of solidarity, photographs, appeals to the public, warnings concerning 'traitors' issued by the Czech Communist Party, and a report of a confidential press conference given by Prime Minister Oldrich Cernik to the directors of the mass media.

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By material type

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Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

Czech, some English

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Finding aids

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

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Wiener Library

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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