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U S Caught Flatfooted By Invasion Of Czechoslovakia
Washington reports say the United States was surprised by the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia despite signs of a major move. Intelligence failed to read the threat as invasion, with Moscow moving Warsaw Pact forces near the Czech border and propaganda attacks rising. President Johnson learned of the action from the Soviet ambassador about three hours after it began, with Secretary of State Rusk informed by a news bulletin during a hearing.
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