/specialCollection/CzechInvasion/1-CurrentIntelligenceArticles/1968-04-19b.pdf

I CZECHOSLOVAKS PUBLISH PARTY ACTION PROGRAM The party action program ap- proved last week by the central committee is somewhat less radi- cal than earlier draft versions, but it lifts the party's dead- •ning hand from the process of government through major institu- tional, and even constitutional, reforms. Restrained in tone, realis- tic, and relatively free of cant, the revised program emphasizes the necessity for thorough prepa- ration before permanent institu- tional forms are adopted. The...