/specialCollection/CzechInvasion/1-CurrentIntelligenceArticles/1968-05-22.pdf

5A011200100002-4 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/01/29 : CIA-RDP79T0097 rCzechoslovakia: Despite Soviet pressure on Dubcek to rein in "extremists," the liberals may seek the resignations of central committee conserv- atives at a plenum on 29 May. In a recent shift of tactics, a number of in- fluential reformers have publicly called on recal- citrant holdovers from the Novotny days to leave voluntarily. One has stated in confidence that some 40 conservatives would be "persuaded" to resign at the p...