Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia: Annual Review and Calendar of Events for 1979

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the annual review of Czechoslovakia for 1979. The review covers an exchange of party cards; the continued harassment, arrest, and prosecution of Czechoslovak dissidents; and the tenth year of the Czechoslovak leader, Gustáv Husák, as the First Secretary of the Czechoslovak communist party. Further commentary covers the damage caused to the Czechoslovak economy by extreme weather conditions; the need to import grain using hard currency reserves; and Czechoslovakia's economic dependence on the Soviet Union for raw materials, oil, and gas. The review also covers developments in Czechoslovak foreign relations; official visits to Japan and Third-World countries; a Czechoslovak-led initiative on disarmament presented to the United Nations; and Anglo-Czechoslovak relations, which saw improvements in the cultural and commercial fields. A calendar of notable events in Czechoslovakia during the year is also included in the file.