Northern (N): Czechoslovakia (NC). Armed Forces

A file of correspondence and reports on the Czechoslovak armed forces. Documents in the file include a report titled "The Role and the Capacity of the Armed Forces of Czechoslovakia", which offers a detailed analysis of the air force and army. Further commentary considers how the air force is an imposition on the economy of Czechoslovakia, with its mainly obsolete aircraft restricting its capacity as a fighting force. An assessment of the army concludes that the conscripted force is likely to prove insignificant in the event of war, with notes on its equipment and strength. Further correspondence discusses a speech delivered by the Czechoslovak prime minister, Viliam Široký, in Moscow announcing plans for the reduction of manpower employed in the armed forces.