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Escape of Czech General from Communist Regime
Gen Antonin Hasal recounts his flight from Czechoslovakia after President Beneš resignation. Facing surveillance and a secret arrest warrant, he faked a dismissal, fled with his family on July 2 to the German border, and reached the United States zone aided by American authorities. He notes the danger of a police state and cites a former diplomat's warning.
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Antonin Hasal
Benes
Klement Gottwald
Ludwig Svoboda
Svoboda
Waterloo
United States Zone
Jan Masary
Secret Police