REPERCUSSIONS OF THE CURRENCY REVALUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001500580004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SETT
Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT Repercussions of the Currency
Revaltation
DATE OF INFO..
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This Document contains informs r 7 affecting trsd Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794.61 the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its trsnsmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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Severe reprisals have been taken against participants of the demonstrations which
followed the currency revaluation. Mass arrests and mass discharges of workers
have taken place. Released workers with their families have been expelled from their
lodgings. The wave of resistance has been suppressed for west of leaders,, organiza-
tion, weapons,, and support fr(m abroad.
2a The attitude of the army has been favorable toward the demonstrators. In Praguep
soldiers issued weapons to demonstrators. SIB! police and militia units were trans-
farredto different garrisons. In their own they were no guarantee against resist-
ance. The mood of the population was entirely hostile to the regime.
3RCRRT,
STATE 7C IARMY [NAVY X IAIR I FBI AEC
13 June 1953
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