Cipher Telegraph 2765-311/8, To Minister of National Defense of the Poland, Division General Cde. W. Jaruzelski

[Translator's note: the text below contains numerous errors on the part of the typist. The translation presents the "cleanest" possible text.]

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Incoming cipher message number 2765; outgoing number 311/8

Unit name: SGV 2120 25 July 1968

Warsaw, to Minister of National Defense of the Polish People's Republic, Division General Cde. W. Jaruzelski.

Dear Comrade Minister!

In connection with the upcoming exercise of the combined armed forces and the agreement which was reached about the participation in it of formations of the Polish Armed Forces it would be desirable to plan for their use in the following fashion: - bring the 11^th TD [tank division] to the area Kutná Hora, Pardubice, Nové Mesto, Vrchlabi Izt Kutná Hora Pardubice, Nové Mesto, Vrchlabi, using for this route: Z?otorjya, Jelenia-Góra, Vrchlabi, Ho?ice, Chlumec and Javor, Kamienna-Góra, Trutnov, Hradec-Králové, repeat: Z?otorjya, Jelenia-Góra, Vrchlabi, Ho?ice, Chlumec and Javor, Kamienna-Góra, Trutnov, Hradec-Králové. It is desirable to locate the division HQ in Hradec-Králové. - bring the 10^th TD to the area of Havli?k?v-Brod, Bystrica, ?umperk Kostelec, Chrudim, via the routes - Opole, G?ubczyce, Bruntál, ?umperk, Vysoké Mýto and Kozle, Opava, ?ternberk, Moravska - T?ebová. Division HQ - Havliu?k?v Brod. It is desirable to have the 4^th MD in the second echelon in the area south of Wroc?aw. An army HQ should be created to command the divisions. It is advisable to occupy the departure areas 15-17 km from the border of Czechoslovakia before the 10^th and 11^th TD move out to the designated areas. Their departure is to be done secretly, observing all camouflage measures. It would also be desirable to conduct preliminary reconnaissance of the routes of advance of the divisions from departure areas to the border of the ?SSR. It ought to be borne in mind that the 20^th TD of the SGV is departing from an area south of Boles?awiec in the direction of Ji?ín, Kutná Hora. Considering that Soviet divisions will also be advancing together with divisions of the Polish Armed Forces it is necessary to strictly maintain the set routes and move at a coordinated time. Other questions regarding the fulfillment of these missions by Polish Armed Forces troops and their material and technical support will be discussed with your representatives on the 25^th of July at Legnica. It is recommended to convey the impending missions to commanders and chiefs of staffs of regiments on the 28^th of July.

Commander-in-Chief of the Combined

Armed Forces

Marshal of the Soviet Union I. Yakubovsky

Time of decryption 25.7.1968 22.00

Decrypted by Major Papciak