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CIA Reading Room cia-rdp79-01194a000200150001-8: CA PROPAGANDA PERSPECTIVES SPECIAL CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THE SOVIET CREDIBILITY GAP

25X1 C1 Ob Approved For Release 1999/09/02 : CIA-RDP79-01194A000200150001-8 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 1999/09/02 : CIA-RDP79-01194A000200150001-8 AppagalligMemW/09/02 : CIA-RDP79-01194A000200150001-8 U z1 July 1972 CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THE SOVIET CREDIBILITY-GAP Four years ago, when the corruption and repression of the Novotny era had reached a limit, the Czechoslovakian Communist Party, under new leadership, initiated a series of reforms which were both viable and "socialist." With the enthusiastic support of the Czechoslovak people, Alexander Dubcek began to transf…