STATE DEPARTMENT DAILY BRIEFING TOPICS INCLUDE:-ANNIVERSARY OF RUSSIA INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA (PRAGUE SPRING)-LELAND AND DELEGATION BODIES HEADED HOME-POLAND

Prague Spring: tanks patrol the streets amid crowds protesting the Soviet presence, August 1968

Violent anti-Soviet demonstrations and uprising in Prague, Czechoslovakia after Soviet occupation to end Prague Spring liberalization measures. Large crowds of anti-Soviet demonstrators on the street protest outside the Soviet Embassy. A Soviet flag on the building of Soviet Embassy. Demonstrators set fire to the communist Soviet flag. The flag burns. Demonstrators spread violence on the street. Police capture a demonstrator and take him away. Demonstrators set Soviet flag on fire on street. Location: Prague Czechoslovakia. Date: December 4, 1968.

Czechoslovakia - Pan Am's World. A Pan American Airlines film about Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. 1970s, Czechoslovakia, animals grazing in valley, horse-drawn plough going through corn field, lush green fields and mountains, forest, crosses over graves in cemetery, castle, Czech Republic Coat of Arms, marching drummer, medieval reenactment with people in medieval clothing, bare, stone castle interior, open window in castle facing forest, man eating meat with hands, young men playing medieval recorders, bystanders watching tournament / duels, woman putting medal over knight's head, forest, deer in grassy field, pile of timber, cornfield, Cesky Krumlov, Cesky Krumlov Castle and Tower, gothic and baroque styles, archway, courtyard, Karlovy Vary, Carlsbad, St. Mary Magdalene Church, statues, robed woman operating spa bath, people walking outside and through colonnades, people drinking hot springs water out of Karlovy Vary cups, swan in water, woman sitting on park bench, people walking on wooded path, promenade, buildings, horse-drawn plough in valley field, cow grazing in field, castles in countryside, woods, Prague, buildings along Vltava River, boat POV along Vltava River, Krizik Singing Fountain, string quartet performing Mozart in hall, statues on railing overlooking city, rooftops, garden, U Fleku pub beer hall, mugs being filled with dark brown beer from tap, server carrying and serving tray with mugs of beer to people at table, antique cash register, meat roasting on spit, man smoking cigarette, musicians performing near spit, server carrying tray of food, people eating, St. Vitus Cathedral interior and exterior, towers, Statue of St. Wenceslas in Wenceslas Square

CLIPREEL / CLIP REEL

b&w newsreel - Czechoslovakia - Russian invasion of Prague - 1968 - Prague Spring - LS Russian military helicopter lands at Prague airport - military transport planes land - revolution - Communism - Democracy - freedom

PRAGUE SPRING

In Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubcek and other politicians arrive at an emergency meeting to reform the Communist regime under Soviet leadership.

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. <br/> <br/>Prague, Czechoslovakia <br/> <br/>MS. & LS. Paul Robeson standing on concert platform, at the Prague Spring Music Festival, singing 'My Curly Headed Baby' . MS High shot audience listening. CU Audience. MS Robeson singing. LS High shot, audience applauding. LS. Paul Robeson shaking hands with pianist and acknowledging applause.

1958 UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL 5

History of Czechoslovakia from 1919 to 1968 depicts lives of its people and various crisis. Clip shows combination of still images and moving images, with background of Czech musical soundtrack. A burning Nazi plane shot by Soviet military during World War II. Soviet Red Army marches in Prague, Poland in May 1945 to rescue from German occupation and atrocities. People destroy Nazi emblems and symbols from buildings. People assemble in large numbers on roads and cheer for the incoming Soviet troops and tanks. Civilians of Czechoslovakia during normal life after World War 2. Workers in mines, farmers in field and women work in houses. Spread of communism and communists make a star formation during a rally in Prague (sometimes called the Prague Spring). President Edvard Benes in 1948 signs pact with Soviet government. Photos of Soviet General Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders in his office. Various Presidents and leaders of Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. Military and civilian communist groups march on streets in 1956. Czech Skoda automobile production factory scenes in mid 1960s. Workers work in factories and shops till night hours. A Czech textile factory scene. Czech men and women in 1960s fashions enjoying mugs of beer. Several scenes with Alexander Dubcek, (Alexander Dubcek), then Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Brezhnev arrive for meeting with Dubcek. Smiling Czech people walk in cities and at a cafe during liberalization measures. Soviet and Warsaw Pact tanks, armored vehicles, infantry and aircraft start their occupation ending the Prague Spring in Prague, Bratislave and other cities in August 1968. Civilians protest, demonstrate, and argue with Soviet troops and demonstrate in streets. Some approach tanks and attempt to damage the tanks. Large crowd of civilians watch the retreating Soviet forces from Czechoslovakia in 1968. Red Army met with agitation and resistance on streets by civilians. Soviet troops fire at some demonstrating civilians. Location: Czechoslovakia. Date: 1968.

The Soviets lead an invasion of Czechoslovakia in response to the liberalising effects of the Prague Spring reforms. Co-production with the BBC.

b&w - Newsreel - Soviets invade Prague - Russian tanks in street - Burning buildings and tanks - explosion in street - buildings on fire - Hospital interior - people in hospital beds - Doctor - Nurse - Bullet holes in window - group of children sit on bed - tanks roll through streets - people flee - News - Events - Politics - Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia - Prague Spring

In Czechoslovakia, bystanders watch politicians arrive at an emergency meeting to reform the Communist regime under Soviet leadership.

COLD WAR

SPRING STORMS CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SEVERE WEATHER WAS REPORTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY. TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN OKLAHOMA, MISSOURI, AND ARKANSAS. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES REPORTED. BUT IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA.. DAYLIGHT SHOWED MINOR DAMAGE FROM SOME EARLY MORNING TWISTERS THAT SPROUTED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT RUMBLED THROUGH THE REGION. AGAIN, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.(THE FUNNEL CLOUD VIDEO WAS SHOT NEAR WEATHERFORD, OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS THE FIRST HAIL PICTURES. THE PICTURES OF THE HAIL BIENG SCOOPED UP WAS SHOT IN NAVINA, OKLAHOMA. THE DAMAGE IN THE END WAS SHOT NEAR PRAGUE OKLAHOMA. THE TORNADO HAD TOUCHED DOWN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALL THE OTHER VIDEO WAS SHOT TUESDAY AFTERNOON, EARLY EVENING. )

B ROLL: OC 50 SILENT CONTINUATION OF FTG OF CZECH EMBASSY. VS EXT EMBASSY.

The Prague Spring: Signing of the Bratislava Declaration, 3 August 1968. Leonid Brezhnev, Nikolai Podgorny, Andrei Gromyko and Mikhail Suslov. Workers express support with a show of hands.

This Day In History: The Soviet Invade Prague 8/20/68; VIntage BW footage of Soviet Union invading Prague, Chechoslovakia "Prague Spring"; BW footage of tanks, helicopters flying, dead in the street, civilians scream at soldiers and throw rocks at convoys (Rock throwers);

Tanks rolling into Prauge in 1968; helicopter flying overhead; crowd surrounding man with head wound; truck driving with broken driver's side window; crowd yelling at invading military; people throwing rocks at trucks

Methods used by the Soviet Army during their Warsaw Pact invasion to put down the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia in 1968. Civilian protest cartoons, articles and signs against the Soviets. Czech civilian protesters run to escape from Soviet tanks and military in a city. Wounded demonstrators taken in ambulance. People demonstrating peacefully ran over by Soviet tanks and armored vehicles. People weep during the funeral ceremony of those killed by the Soviet Army. Soviet Army retreats from Czechoslovakia met with resistance and demonstrations by civilians. Location: Czechoslovakia. Date: 1968.

ORIG. COLOR 350 SOF. MAG. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cue in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CZECHOSLOVALIAN AMBASSADOR READS SPEECH GIVEN BY PRESIDENT OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA. ANSWERS QUESTIONS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cue out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CI: WAR - CZECHOSLOVAKIA.