Czechoslovak Crisis (1968)

Unissued / Unused material -



Czechoslovak voiceover and titles.



GV Pan along group of Communist leaders of Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Poland and the Soviet Union - Alexei Kosygin, Leonid Brezhnev, Vladislav Gomulka, Janos Kadar included, with Alexander Dubcek and Kadar. Czechoslovakian leaders being cheered. Press and cameramen running. Kosygin with Cernik and other Communist leaders walking & being met by Dubcek. At night - students heckling a speaker. Delegates arriving at the castle of Prague to discuss the Communist reaction to Czech proposals. CU's Delegates studying the proposals. Public, press and cameramen waiting and interviewing delegates. CU & MS Dubcek addressing conference. Delegates listening.



CU Air France Caravell taxiing. MS Waldeck Rochet being welcomed by Dr Kreigel and Jozef Lenart. Rochet at press conference and with Dubcek entering conference room for discussions. Signing of the Atomic Weapons Agreement in Moscow between Russia, USA, Britain and all Communist States - Gromyko, American, and British Ambassadors and Jiri Hajek for Czechoslovakia signing. GV Supreme Court Building in Prague. Various shots Rudolf Barak and Vlastimil Jenys entering the court building. General scenes during the court hearing.



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FILM ID:3269.1

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