Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia: Political Asylum Cases

Summary

A file of documents concerning political asylum cases in Czechoslovakia. Subjects discussed in the file include requests to Britain for asylum by Ethiopian students in Czechoslovakia; the removal of an Ethiopian student from the British embassy in Prague after he refused to leave; an application for asylum in Britain by a Laotian student in Czechoslovakia; requests for asylum by Czechoslovak passengers from a Soviet cruise liner after they arrived in Britain; and the punishment in Czechoslovakia for Czechoslovak citizens who fail to return home after the expiry of their exit permits.

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laos united kingdom ethiopia united states of america asylum czechoslovakia emigration international relations law students visas defectors consulates british foreign policy Czechoslovak nationals abroad Border Security and Migration