US Diplomacy and Intelligence toward the Creation and Activities of Charter 77
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https://doi.org/10.12775/DN.2025.1.07Keywords
Charter 77, human rights in Czechoslovakia, US-Czechoslovak relations, US diplomacy and intelligenceAbstract
The emergence and development of Charter 77 in Czechoslovakia attracted significant interest in the United States, aligning with the new role of human rights in President Jimmy Carter’s policy toward Eastern Europe between 1977 and 1980. Declassified documents from the US embassy in Prague and intelligence sources shed new light on the evolution and activities of Charter 77. The American mission provided detailed reports on the dissidents’ activities, also drawing on statements from individuals associated with the new movement. These new sources further illustrate the impact of Charter 77 on the overall political situation in Czechoslovakia, including the regime’s and society’s reactions to the dissidents. They also enable a deeper understanding of Charter 77’s role within the broader US policy toward Prague during that period.
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Jimmi Carter Library, Atlanta
Remote Archives Capture Project
National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
Central Intelligence Agency
Record Group 59, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky, Praha
Přijate 1977
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Charta 77. Dokumenty 1977–1989. Přilohy, oprac. B. Císařovská, V. Prečan, Praha 2007.
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Central Intelligence Agency Freedom of Information Act (CIA FOIA)
National Archives and Records Administration, Access to Archival Databases
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