+
d
}
PS)

jit

The following is the text of the com-
munique issued after the Soviet-
Czechoslovak talks which were held in

Moscow Aug. 24-26.

During the talks in a free comradely
discussion the two sides considered
questions relating to the present deve-
lopment of the international situation,
the activization of imperialism’s ma-
chinations against the socialist coun-
tries, the situation in Czechoslovakia
in the recent period and the temporary
entry of troops of the five socialist
countries into Czechoslovakian territo-
ry. The sides expressed their mutual
firm belief that the main thing in the
present situation is to carry out the
mutual decisions adopted in Cierna-
Nad-Tisou and the provisions and prin-
ciples formulated by the Bratislava
Conference, as well as to implement
consistently the practical steps follow-
ing from the agreement reached during
the talks. The Soviet side stated its un-
derstanding of and support for the
position of the leadership of the Cze-
choslovak Communist Party and the
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic which
intends. to proceed from the decisions
passed by the January and May plena-

ry meetings of the Central Committee
of the Czechoslovak Communist Party
with a view to improving the methods
of guiding society, developing. socialist
democracy and strengthening the so-
cialist system on the basis of Marx-
ism-Leninism.

Agreement was reached on measures
aimed at the speediest normalization
of the situation in the Czechoslovak
Socialist Republic. Czechoslovak lead-
ers informed the Soviet side on the
planned immediate measures they are
carrying out with these aims in view.

It was stated by the Czechoslovak
side that all the work of party and
state bodies through all media would
be directed at ensuring effective
measures serving the socialist power,
the guiding role of the working class
and the Communist Party, the interests
of developing and strengthening friend-
ly relations with the peoples of the
Soviet Union and the entire socialist
community.

Expressing the unanimous striving
of the peoples of the U.S.S.R. for
friendship and brotherhood with the
peoples of socialist Czechoslovakia,
the Soviet leaders confirmed their
readiness for the broadest sincere co-

operation on the basis of mutual res-
pect, equality, territorial integrity, in-
dependence and socialist solidarity.

The troops of the allied countries,
that entered temporarily the territory
of Czechoslovakia, will not interfere
in the internal affairs of the Czecho-
slovak Socialist Republic. Agreement
was reached on the terms of the with-
drawal of these troops from its territo-
ry as the situation in Czechoslovakia
normalizes.

The Czechoslovak side informed the
Soviet side that the supreme com-
mander-in-chief of the Czechoslovak
Armed Forces had given the latter ap-
propriate orders with the aim of pre-
venting incidents and conflicts of vio-
lating the peace and public order. He
had also instructed the military com-
mand of the Czechoslovak Socialist
Republic to be in contact with the
command of the allied troops. In con-
nection with the discussion in the
United Nations Security Council of the
so-called question on the situation in
Czechoslovakia, the representatives of
the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
stated that the Czechoslovak side had
not requested the submission of this
question for consideration by the Sec-

Communique from Moscow

urity Council and demanded its re-
moval from the agenda.

The leaders of the CPSU and the
leaders of the Communist Party of
Czechoslovakia confirmed their deter-
mination to unswervingly promote in
the international arena a policy meet-
ing the interests of strengthening the
solidarity of the socialist community,
upholding the cause of peace and in-
ternational security.

As before, the Soviet Union and
Czechoslovakia will administer a re-
solute rebuff to militaristic, revanchist
and neo-nazi forces that want to revise
the results of the second world war,
to encroach on the inviolability of the
existing borders in Europe. They con-
firmed again the determination to ful-
fill, unswervingly all commitments un-
dertaken by them under multilateral
and bilateral agreements concluded
between socialist states, to strengthen
the defensive might of the socialist
community, to raise the effectivity of
the defensive Warsaw Treaty Organiza-
tion.

The talks passed in an atmosphere
of frankness, comradeship and friend-
ship.

Statements of the
Communist Party of Canada

Statement of the Central Executive
Committee, Communist Party of Can-
ada, Aug. 22, 1968.

. The Central Executive Committee of
the Communist Party of Canada is
deeply disturbed by the fact that a
situation has developed in Czechoslo-
vakia which five parties of the War-
Saw pact judged to constitute a threat
of counter-revolution and to necessi-
tate military intervention, and have
declared that this intervention was un-
dertaken at the request of the major-
ity of the presidium of the Communist

Party of Czechoslovakia; and that both
this judgment and declaration were at
variance with the estimation and de-
claration of leading bodies in Czecho-
slovakia.

In our view there were involved in
the Czechoslovak situation not only
intrigues of enemies of socialism, but
—facilitating these—the presence of
unsolved problems of socialist develop-
ment and socialist democracy, efforts
to deal with which we warmly greeted
in the decision of our April 1968 Cen-
tral Committee meeting.

The CEC of the Communist Party of
Canada strongly urges that all con-

_cerned should act to ensure the con-

solidation of socialism in Czechoslo-
vakia, the unity of the socialist coun-
tries and their Communist parties, the
early withdrawal of all foreign troops
from Czechoslovakia, the upholding of
her sovereignty and independence, pur-
suit of the policy deepening and ex-
tending socialist democracy embarked
upon by the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in

_ its decisions of January, 1968.

Arising out of the events in Czecho-
slovakia, a situation has developed en-
abling the forces of imperialism to
launch a political-ideological offensive
against the countries of the socialist
world—a campaign of. anti-Sovietism
with which we refuse to associate our-
selves in any way whatsoever. :

We call upon our party, the labor
movement and all democratic Can-
adians to do all in their power to com-
bat all efforts aimed at diverting the
Struggles of the Canadian people for
peace and social advance.

Statement of the Central Executive -

Committee, Communist Party of Can-
ada on the Soviet-Czechoslovak talks,
Aug.. 28, 1968.

The Central Executive Committee of
the Communist Party of Canada wel-
comes the August 27 communique
Signed by the official delegations of
the Communist Party, State and Na-
tional Assembly of Czechoslovakia and

the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union.

In a very complex situation, it is a
tribute to all concerned that such an
agreement was achieved.

We express the opinion that the
agreement leads towards the consolida-
tion of socialism and democracy in
Czechoslovakia, the upholding of her
sovereignty and independence, as well
as towards the safeguarding of the so-

-cialist system and of peace and secur-

ity in Europe.

The agreements arrived at represent
a serious set-back to world imperial-
ism as a whole and to West German
militarism and revanchism in_parti-
cular,

We call upon Canadians not to be
misled by the continued attacks by im-
perialism, and its mass communication
media, which are bending every effort

to misrepresent and distort the agree-
ments of August 27 in their own in-
terests.

Fully mindful of the difficulties pre-
sent in Czechoslovakia, we express our
confidence that the Czech and Slovak
peoples will give ever increasing Sup-
port to their Communist Party and
government in defense of socialism,
their homeland and the community of
socialist states.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—SEPTEMBER 13, 1968—Page 7
47 apesS— Ber { PY Sav 1 43e- -PAYRAT AIDA, z