Preliminary Inventory to the Arnost Heidrich writings

Finding aid prepared by Arnost Heidrich, Jr.,
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Title: Arnost Heidrich writings
Date (inclusive): 1949-1968
Collection Number: 79098
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in Czech
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to conditions in Czechoslovakia during World War II, the postwar communist regime in Czechoslovakia, and postwar world politics.
Creator: Heidrich, Arnošt, 1889-1968
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Arnost Heidrich Writings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biography

Czechoslovak diplomat; secretary general, Czechoslovak foreign office, 1945-1948.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government
World War, 1939-1945 -- Czechoslovakia
World politics -- 1945-1989

 

I. Publications by, or involving, Arnost Heidrich

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"High Escaped Czech Depicts Prague as a Soviet "Colony'" (by James Reston, The New York Times 1949 January 16)

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"Stalin's Plans for the U.S.A." (by Stewart Alsop, based on an interview with Arnost Heidrich, The Saturday Evening Post 1951 July 14)

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"Stalin's Plans for the U.S.A." (condensation of the Saturday Evening Post article, Reader's Digest 1951 October)

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"What Do the Prague Communist Executions Really Mean and Foreshadow?" (a condensed and edited version of this manuscript appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1952 December 7)

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"Malenkov, the Man Nobody Knows" (the column Matter of Fact by Joseph and Stewart Alsop, The Washington Post 1953 March 11)

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"Malenkov's Plan for World Conquest" (by Arnost Heidrich as told to Anne Fromer, Coronet 1954 January)

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"Czechoslovakia in the International World" (Czech; New Yorské Listy 1949 December 1)

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"Czechoslovakia and Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt" (Slovak; New Yorský Denník 1950 April 7)

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"The Resurrection of Czechoslovakia's Independence Is in the American Program" (Czech; New Yorské Listy 1950 April 8)

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"The London Conference and the Struggle Against Imperialism" (Czech; New Yorské Listy 1950 June 8)

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"The Purpose of the Soviet Attack on Korea" (Czech; New Yorské Listy 1950 July 27)

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"The International Political Situation" (Czech; New Yorské Listy 1951 January 17)

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"What Came Before the Communist Coup" (Czech; Ceské Slovo 1965 February)

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"The Last Days of the War - at the Generálka" (Czech; Nase Hlasy 1966 April 30)

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Obituaries (full articles) for Arnost Heidrich

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The New York Times, page 43-C 1968 February 13

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The Washington Post, page B4 1968 February 13

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II. Lecture series for the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in America - "International Political Causes of the Czechoslovak Tragedies of " (English translation; the original lectures were delivered by Arnost Heidrich in Czech on two separate occasions, 1961-1962). Two copies of Part I 1938 1948

 

III. Munich, World War II, the Sudeten-German Question

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"The Twentieth Anniversary of Munich (Czech; 1958 August)

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Letter regarding the Munich Agreement (Czech; 1960 November)

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"The Liberation of Prague and General Patton" (Czech; 1965 April)

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Memorandum: A-54, Jindra (Czech; 1966 November 23)

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Letter describing the underground activity in Czechoslovakia during World War II, especially as such activity involved Arnost Heidrich (Czech; Several paragraphs deleted 1967 June).

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"A Brief Memorandum on the Movement of General Prchala" (Czech; 1951)

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"A Concise Memorandum on the Sudeten-German Question" (Czech with an English translation; 1951 August 8)

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"An Expression" (re Sudeten-German question) (Czech; 1952 December 2)

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"Self-Determination and 'Right to Homeland'," Assembly of Captive European Nations, Political Committee report (Reporter: Arnost Heidrich) (English; 1962 March 28)

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"Remarks on the Report About 'Self-Determination and Right to Homeland'" (Czech; 1962 August 12)

 

IV. The Death of Jan Masaryk

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"Did Jan Masaryk Commit Suicide or Was He Murdered By the Communists?" (Czech with an English translation; 1951 February 15)

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"A Collection of Thoughts and Reminiscences on the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Jan Masaryk" (Czech; material prepared for Ceské Slovo; 1958 February 11)

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"The Last Days of Jan Masaryk" (Czech; material prepared for Part VIII of Ladislav Feierabend's memoirs 1967 July)

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V. Reports on the international political situation - Set of 22 analyses of the international political situation spanning the years 1949-1959

 

VI. Czechoslovak foreign policy

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"A Synthetic Overview of the Evolution of Czechoslovak Foreign Policy After the Second World War Up to " (Czech; a major paper-76 pages; 1949 August) November 1948

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"Visit to Moscow" ; Czechoslovakia and the Marshall Plan) (Czech with an English translation; undated) (1947 July 9

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"My Recollections of the Events of " (Czech; 1955 June 4) July 9, 1947

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A memorandum to Anne Fromer of Coronet Magazine with regard to the trip to Moscow (English; 1953 August) 1947 July

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"A Proclamation About the Interference of the Soviet Union in Czechoslovak Foreign Policy" (Czech; undated)

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"What Is Czechoslovakia's Position in the World at Large and What Are the Prospects for Its Liberation?" (Czech; undated)

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"The Communist Coup of in the Czechoslovak Foreign Ministry" (Czech; material prepared for Dr. Messany; 1960) February 1948

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"The 'Resignation' of Dr. Vladimir Clementis" (Czech; 1951)

 

VII. Other foreign policy matters (Soviet Union, etc.)

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"A Brief Summary of the Struggle Between the East and West Up to Now" (Czech; 1951 August 12)

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"The Second World Congress of the Defenders of Peace in Warsaw" (Czech; 1950 December 4)

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A short report on the military posture of the East versus the West (English; undated)

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"Korea" (Czech; 1950 July 6)

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"Remarks on the Results of the London Consultations With Regard to the Question of the Liberation of Czechoslovakia" (Czech; 1950 May 25)

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"What Is the Contribution of the London Conferences in the Struggle Against Soviet Imperialism?" (Czech; 1950 June 1)

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Memorandum on the 1960 Summit Conference (Czech with an English translation; 1960 June)

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"Remarks Relating to the Question of the Federation of Small Central and Eastern European Countries" (Czech; undated)

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"A Note on the Matter of Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia"" (Czech; 1949 November 30)

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"Revision of the (U.N.) Charter" (English; undated)

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"Methods Which Might Be Used to Maintain and Strengthen International Peace and Security in Accordance With the Purpose and Principles of the (U.N.) Charter" (English; 1954 November)

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"Marginal Comments on the Geneva Conference" (Czech with an English translation; 1955 September 1)

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Memorandum with regard to the Council of Europe (Czech with an English translation; 1955 July 7)

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"The Yalta Conference" (Czech; 1955 March 26)

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A Memorandum to Anne Fromer of Coronet with regard to Soviet foreign policy (English; 1953 May)

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"Subject: Comments on the Foreign Political Situation by Dr. Arnost Heidrich" (English; undated)

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"Hungarian Revisionism Is Starting a New Chapter" (Czech; 1954)

 

VIII. Communist Coup of in Czechoslovakia and matters relating to Czechoslovakia as a captive nation 1948

 

Two different papers, both with the same title:

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"Czechoslovakia: The Victim of Internal Communist Aggression" (both papers in Czech with English translations; 1949)

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"A Collection of Thoughts and Reminiscences on the Anniversary of the Communist Takeover in Czechoslovakia (Czech; 1965 January)

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"Czechoslovakia During the Period " (Czech; 1955) 1945-1955

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"Could Dr. Benes, After a Serious Stroke, Grasp What the Communist Members of the Government Were Asking Him?" (Czech; 1967 July)

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"The Political Situation at Home" (Czech; 1951 January 6)

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Memorandum to Anne Fromer of Coronet on how Czechoslovakia became communist (English; 1953 July 7)

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"A Collection of Personal Reminiscences About Milada Horáková" (Czech; 1960 May 22)

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"A Note on Meetings With Dr. Milada Horáková After the Communist Takeover in 1948" (Czech; 1963 January)

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"The Two Faces of Klement Gottwald" (English; 1952 April 2)

 

IX. Radio Free Europe broadcast transcripts by Arnost Heidrich

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A text about Klement Gottwald (Czech; 1953 March)

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"Valerian Zorin, Soviet Representative to the U.N." (Czech; 1952 September 6)

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"Czechoslovak Foreign Policy During the Period 1918-1938" (Czech; 1951 October 19)

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"The Czechoslovak-Soviet Treaty of " (Czech; 1951 October 16) December 12, 1943

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"Reminiscences of the Moscow Conference of October 1943" (Czech; 1951 October 12)

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"On the Occasion of the Fourth Anniversary of the Founding of the Cominform" (Czech; 1951 September 28)

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"The Soviets Complete the Destruction of Poland Begun by Hitler" (Czech; 1951 September 14)

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"The Soviet-German Pact of " (Czech; undated) August 23, 1939

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"The International Political Situation at the End of 1950" (Czech; 1950 December 12)

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"Commemorative Address on Munich" (Czech with an English translation; 1950 September)

 

X. Miscellaneous

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"How the (Czech) Communist Leaders Appear at Home and in Moscow" (Czech; 1951 October 10)

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"A Collection of Thoughts on the Occasion of October 28" (Czech; 1950 October 22)

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"A Proclamation on the Occasion of " (Czech) October 28, 1951

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"An Expression" (with regard to the arrest of Václav Hrnecek) (Czech; 1952 October 23)

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"The Freedom of Information and the Case of William N. Oatis" (Fifth Meeting of the Representatives of Central and Eastern European Countries; reporter: Arnost Heidrich, Council of Free Czechoslovakia) (English and Czech; 1951 August 1)

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"Some Observations Relating to the Broadcasts of the National Committee for Free Europe to Czechoslovakia" (Czech with an English translation; undated)

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"Aide-Memoire" (Czech; 1953 July 22)

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"Aide-Memoire" (Czech; 1953 July 28)

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"Pro-Memoria" (English; material for Walter Lippman)

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Memorandum on the mood in the Soviet satellites after the Poznan riots (Czech with an English translation; 1956 July 18)