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1938
Information letter from the assistant to Soviet military attaché to Prague V.N. Kashuba to the External Relations Department of People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union "Czechoslovak army and military construction."
Not later than July 21, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Agent report to the Second Department of Polish General Staff on the left parties’ activities in Czechoslovakia defense readiness alert.
July 21, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Information from section III 3214 of Main SD Office to division III 225 of Main SD Office on subversive activities in Czechoslovakia.
July 22, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram from the USSR Ambassador to France J.Z. Suritz to People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR on issues considered at the Anglo-French negotiations in Paris.
July 22, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram of the ambassador of the USSR in Czechoslovakia S.S. Aleksandrovsky to the NKID (The People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs) of the USSR on the preparation of administrative reform in Czechoslovakia and further concessions to the Henleinists.
July 23, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram of the plenipotentiary of the USSR in France J.Z. Surits to the NKID (The People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs) of the USSR on the results of the Anglo-French negotiations in Paris.
July 24, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Information from the Department III 3214 of the Reich Main Security Office (SD) to the Department III 225 of the Reich Main Security Office (SD) on the combined operations Gestapo and the Sudeten German party in forming and training terrorist groups for their activity in Czechoslovakia.
July 25, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram of the Plenipotentiary (Envoy Plenipotentiary) of the USSR in Germany A.F. Merekalov to People`s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about Germany`s preparation for war against Czechoslovakia.
July 28, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Record conversations at a dinner at the embassy of the USSR in Czechoslovakia on the mission of Lord Runciman, Czechoslovakia ready to defend its independence, returned to the Soviet Union, the debt on the loan in 1935 and the construction of fortifications on the German-Czechoslovak border
July 29, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Memorandum of the Soviet resident in Finland "Kin" on the course of secret negotiations with the Prime Minister of Finland on the moving of the Soviet border line at the Karelian Isthmus
July 30, 1938
Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Report of the Chief of the II Department of General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces T. Pełczyński to the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces W. Stachiewisz about the disposition of the Soviet aviation, indicating the number of equipment and personnel, on the territory of Czechoslovakia (with the map attached).
August 1, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram of the Plenipotentiary (Envoy Plenipotentiary) of the USSR in France J.Z. Surits to People`s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about a conversation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France G. Bonnet with the Czechoslovak envoy in France Š. Osuský about sending the Runciman mission to Prague and its specified tasks.
August 2, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram from the USSR Ambassador to France J.Z. Suritz to People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR on the opinion of Minister of Foreign Affairs of France J. Bonnet about the Lord Runciman Mission possible results.
August 4, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram from the USSR Ambassador to Czechoslovakia S.S. Alexandrovsky to People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR on the speech of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia K. Krofta during the meeting of Czechoslovak coalition parties leaders.
August 5, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram from the USSR Ambassador to Great Britain I.M. Maisky to People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR on the details of English demarche in Berlin on May 21, 1938, the attitude of England to the negotiations between official Prague with the Henleinites, the purpose of Lord Runciman mission and the changed views of British Ambassador to Germany N. Henderson on the possible Anglo-German rapprochement.
August 6, 1938
Archives of the President of the Russian Federation
Agent report to the Second Department of Polish General Staff on numbers and disposition of Soviet bombers in Czechoslovakia.
August 10, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram from the USSR Ambassador to Czechoslovakia S.S. Alexandrovsky to People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR on negotiations between Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia M. Hodža and the leaders of the coalition parties of Czechoslovakia and the Henleinists on keeping the nation and complying with German territorial claims.
August 13, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Information from section III 225/3 of Main SD Office on the vehicle with weapons, sent from Germany to Sudeten Germans, arrested by the Czechoslovak police.
August 15, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Letter from the Main Directorate of State Security of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the USSR to the Soviet resident in Finland "Kin" including the requirements and conditions of the USSR to the Finnish government
August 15, 1938
Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Conversation record between the USSR Ambassador to Czechoslovakia S.S. Alexandrovsky and President of Czechoslovakia E. Beneš on events in the Far East, preparations for Germany to attack Czechoslovakia, Poland’s position on the Czechoslovak issue, Lord Runsiman’s mission and the international standing of Czechoslovakia.
August 16, 1938
Archives of the President of the Russian Federation
Cover letter from Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland to the Second Department of Polish General Staff with a letter from K. Pape, Polish envoy to Czechoslovakia.
August 16, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Letter of the plenipotentionary of the USSR in Germany G.A. Astakhov to People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR M.M. Litvinov on the preparation of an attack on Czechoslovakia and possible dates of hostilities outbreak.
August 17, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram from the USSR Ambassador to Great Britain I.M. Maisky to People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR on his talk to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain Lord Halifax about the events in the Far East, the situation in Central Europe, the work of the Non-Intervention Committee in Spanish Affairs and the article 16 of the Covenant of the League of Nations
August 17, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram of the plenipotentiary of the USSR in Czechoslovakia S.S. Alexandrovsky to the NKID (The People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs) of the USSR on the mood in government circles and in the army of Czechoslovakia in connection with the actions of the Henleinists in the Sudetenland.
August 18, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram of the Plenipotentiary (Envoy Plenipotentiary) of the USSR in France J.Z. Surits to People`s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about the French reaction to the maneuvers of the (German) Wehrmacht and the negotiations of Lord Runciman with the Sudeten Germans (representatives).
August 18, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Second District Commander-in-Chief J. Blaskowitz, A. Hitler, and Wehrmacht Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces (Land Forces) W. von Brauchitsch at the maneuvers of the 2nd Army Corps.
August 20, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Czechoslovak artillery on maneuvers.
August 22, 1938
Russian State Archives of Film and Photo Documents
Report from a Soviet foreign intelligence resident in Prague on the activities of Czechoslovak General Staff connected with the military threat from Germany. Cover letter from People's Commissar for Internal Affairs of the USSR N.I. Yezhov to People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR K.E. Voroshilov with a copy of the report of a Soviet foreign intelligence resident in Prague.
August 23, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram of the Plenipotentiary (Envoy Plenipotentiary) of the USSR in Czechoslovakia S.S. Alexandrovsky to People`s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about the speech of the President of Czechoslovakia E. Benesh at a meeting of the Privy Military Council.
August 23, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Information from section III 3214 of Main SD Office, sent to division III 225 of Main SD Office, on the aggravation of the general political situation in East Bohemia, Lord Rensimen visit to Czechoslovakia and his negotiations with President E. Beneš, representatives of the Slovak National Party, the Hungarian diaspora and the German Social Democrats.
August 24, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram from the USSR Ambassador to France J.Z. Suritz to People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR on the conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs J. Bonnet about the situation around Czechoslovakia and the threats of Germany to resolve the conflict through military force.
August 25, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
"Operation Green" (Fall Grün) extended version.
August 25, 1938
State Archives of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram of the ambassador of the USSR in Czechoslovakia S.S. Alexandrovsky to the NKID (The People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs) of the USSR on the speech of the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia M. Hodža at a government meeting with the leaders of Czechoslovakia's political parties about Germany’s aggressive plans and the need for a compromise to maintain statehood.
August 27, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Resolution of the Secretariat of the ECCI on the dissolution Brigades, adopted by a vote of the ECCI volatile guide
August 28, 1938
Russian State Archives of Social and Political History
Cipher telegram of the ambassador of the USSR in Great Britain I.M. Maiskyto the NKID (The People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs) of the USSR on a conversation with the chief diplomatic adviser of the British Foreign Ministry, R. Vansittart, about the positions of the USSR and Great Britain on the Czechoslovak issue.
September 29, 1938
Archives of the President of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram of the Plenipotentiary (Envoy Plenipotentiary) of the USSR in Great Britain I.M. Maisky to People`s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about a conversation with the Chief Diplomatic Adviser of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Great Britain R. Vansittart about the USSR foreign policy and the appeal of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain Lord Halifax to the press requesting to prepare the public for possible serious events in Europe in connection with the Czechoslovak problem.
August 29, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Czechoslovak envoy to Great Britain, J. Masaryk, leaves the Foreign and Commonwealth Office after a conversation with British Minister of Foreign Affairs Lord Halifax.
August 29, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram of the Plenipotentiary (Envoy Plenipotentiary) of the USSR in France J.Z. Surits to People`s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about purposes of two-day visit of the US Ambassador in Germany H. Wilson to Paris.
August 29, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Cipher telegram of the Plenipotentiary (Envoy Plenipotentiary) of the USSR in France J.Z. Surits to People`s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about the increasing of anxiety in French ruling circles in connection with the possible German attack on Czechoslovakia.
August 31, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Draft of mobilization plan of the Main SD Office in case of war with Czechoslovakia.
August 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Cipher telegram of the ambassador of the USSR in France J.Z. Surits to the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR about rumours spread in Berlin about the intention of A. Hitler in the near future to start a war against Czechoslovakia.
September 1, 1938
Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
From the diary of Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR VP Potemkin: a record of a conversation with the charge d'affaires of France in the USSR, J. Paillard, about the situation around Czechoslovakia. Cover letter of the Deputy People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the USSR VP Potemkin to the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR KE Voroshilov v with a recording of the conversation.
September 1, 1938 September 1, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Report of the resident of Soviet foreign intelligence in Prague on the financing of K. Henlein, the arrival of stormtroopers to the Sudetenland under the guise of tourists and the concentration of German heavy artillery on the German-Czechoslovak border. Cover letter of the 1st Deputy People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the USSR MP Frinovsky to B22 with a copy of the report by a resident of Soviet foreign intelligence in Prague.
September 1, 1938 September 1, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Autumn maneuvers of the French army.
September 1, 1938 September 1, 1938
Russian State Military Archives
Note by the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov head of special sector of the Central Committee of the CPSU (B) AN Poskrebyshev with a request to issue decrees adopted: on the Soviet delegation at the Assembly of the League of Nations; on maritime agreements with England; financial calculations with Czechoslovakia (issued as a decree of the Politburo of the CPSU (b) on 3 September 1938)
September 2, 1938
Russian State Archives of Social and Political History
Cipher telegram from the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the USSR M.M. Litvinov to the USSR Ambassador to Czechoslovakia S.S. Alexandrovsky about the readiness of the USSR to fulfill its allied obligations with respect to Czechoslovakia and to determine specific forms of assistance to Czechoslovakia at the meeting of representatives of the Soviet, French and Czechoslovak army.
September 2, 1938
Archives of the President of the Russian Federation