The Fight of Exiled Journalist and Anti-Communist Activist Josef Josten

Milada Polišenská

doi:10.5771/9781666931747

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The Fight of Exiled Journalist and Anti-Communist Activist Josef Josten: For Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights (1948–1985) explores the life and work of exiled Czech journalist Josef Josten (1913-1985) and his fight against the communist Soviet regime in his homeland. Josten was a tireless journalist, activist, and organizer of campaigns and initiatives to expose communist strategy and tactics. During his exile, he set up the Free Czechoslovakia Information Service, which issued the regular bulletin Features and News from Behind the Iron Curtain. His work culminated in the Free Czechoslovakia Campaign, and the establishment of the British Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted. This book offers insight into the Soviet directives regarding their relationship with Great Britain, the struggles of the Czech exile community, and the infiltration of the exile movement by Soviet secret agents.

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Copyrightjahr: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-3173-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-3174-7
Verlag: Lexington, Lanham
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 264
Produkttyp: Monographie

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1. Contents Kein Zugriff
2. Foreword 1 Kein Zugriff
3. Foreword 2 Kein Zugriff
4. Foreword 3 Kein Zugriff
5. Preface and Acknowledgments Kein Zugriff
6. List of Abbreviations Kein Zugriff
1. 1. Official Visits during the Cold War and the Context Kein Zugriff
2. 1. Measures and Directives for Ideological Intensification Kein Zugriff
  2. 1. Emigration and Exile Kein Zugriff
3. 1. Formative Years in Czechoslovakia, Nazi Occupation, and Escape from the Protectorate Kein Zugriff
  2. Josten as Soldier of Czechoslovak Armed Forces in France and Great Britain Kein Zugriff
  3. Josten’s Affiliation to Radio Luxembourg and to the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague: The Communist Coup and Second Escape into Exile Kein Zugriff
4. 1. Meeting of Members of Czechoslovak Parliament in Exile in London, Caxton Hall, May 27 and 28, 1948 Kein Zugriff
  2. Position of British Foreign Office Kein Zugriff
  3. Establishment of Council of Free Czechoslovakia Kein Zugriff
5. Notes Kein Zugriff
1. 1. Lord Vansittart, Director of FCI from 1948 to 1954 Kein Zugriff
  2. Lord Birdwood, Director of FCI from 1954 to 1961 Kein Zugriff
  3. Lord Morrison of Lambeth, Director of FCI from 1961 to 1965 Kein Zugriff
  4. Lady Morrison, Director od FCI from 1965 to 1973 and Director of FCP from 1973 to 1983 Kein Zugriff
  5. Bernard Braine, Director of Free Czechoslovakia Press (FCP) from 1983 to 1985 Kein Zugriff
2. 1. Features and News from Behind the Iron Curtain Kein Zugriff
3. 1. Production of Bulletins Kein Zugriff
4. British Foreign Office on the Quality of FCI Kein Zugriff
5. 1. Journalistic Environment within Czechoslovak Exile Kein Zugriff
  2. Futile Hopes of Josten That FCI Will Be an Official Information Agency of Council of Free Czechoslovakia Kein Zugriff
  3. Josten’s Candidacy at the Assembly of Captive European Nations (ACEN) Kein Zugriff
6. 1. 1. The Search for Authenticity of the Manifesto, Position of the Foreign Office and International Intellectuals Kein Zugriff
    2. Testimony of the Author of the Manifesto, Dr. Ivan Pfaff Kein Zugriff
    3. Josten as a Lifelong Advocate of the Authenticity of the Manifesto Kein Zugriff
7. 1. 1. FCI and the Invasion of the Warsaw Pact Armies in Czechoslovakia Kein Zugriff
    2. “Normalization” of Czechoslovakia Kein Zugriff
8. Notes Kein Zugriff
1. 1. Position of British Foreign Office toward the Union of Members of the Czechoslovak Foreign Service in Exile Kein Zugriff
  2. Sir Robert H. Bruce Lockhart and Josef Josten Kein Zugriff
2. 1. Major Event of 1950s: Exhibition The Great Challenge as Seen by Leading International Cartoonists, 1958 Kein Zugriff
  2. 1. 1950: Tribute to T. G. M. Kein Zugriff
    2. 1957: Campaign against the Fortieth Anniversary of the October Revolution Kein Zugriff
    3. 1958: Campaign against Christina Foyle Luncheon with Soviet Ambassador Yakov Malik Kein Zugriff
  3. 1. 1961: Publication and Campaign “Without a Shot Being Fired” Kein Zugriff
    2. 1962: Barbed Wire Campaign Kein Zugriff
    3. 1962: Campaign against the Visit of Minister of Foreign Trade František Krajčír in UK Kein Zugriff
    4. 1962: Phantom Cosmonauts Campaign Kein Zugriff
    5. 1965: Confrontation at Brookwood Military Cemetery Kein Zugriff
    6. 1965: Trip to Asia Kein Zugriff
3. 1. Czech Freedom Exhibition and Free Czechoslovakia Campaign Kein Zugriff
  2. 1. Anno Humanitatis, 1968 Kein Zugriff
    2. Remember Czechoslovakia Rally, 1978 Kein Zugriff
4. 1. Naarden Committee and European Liaison Group Kein Zugriff
  2. PEN in Exile (PiE) Kein Zugriff
  3. Cooperation with Polish Exile Movement and Polonia Restituta Award Kein Zugriff
5. Notes Kein Zugriff
1. 1. Secret Agents of Code Names “Lev,” “Soraya,” “Brada,” and “Fond” Kein Zugriff
  2. Living in Justified Worries and Yet with a Head Held High Kein Zugriff
  3. 1. Frolík’s Hearing before the US Senate Subcommittee Kein Zugriff
    2. A Most Disturbing Contextualization: Josten between Illness, Secret Agents and Frolík’s Information Kein Zugriff
    3. Abduction of Bohumil Laušman to Prague, 1953 Kein Zugriff
    4. Poisoning of Defected KGB Agent Nikolai Khokhlov Kein Zugriff
    5. Intentional Diversion of the Plane to Prague to Arrest Vladimír Komárek-Kazan, 1966 Kein Zugriff
    6. Assassination of Georgi Markov in London Kein Zugriff
2. Notes Kein Zugriff
1. Priority in the Last Years of Josten’s Life Kein Zugriff
2. Establishment of the British Committee for the Defence of the Unjustly Prosecuted (CDUP) Kein Zugriff
3. 1. Meetings and Agenda of CDUP Kein Zugriff
  2. Letter for the Head of Czechoslovak State and Communist Party Gustáv Husák and Czechoslovak Embassy Kein Zugriff
  3. Czechoslovak Visa for Bernard Braine Kein Zugriff
  4. Visit of the US Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarianism Elliot Abrams Kein Zugriff
  5. 1. Trip to the United States Kein Zugriff
  6. Josten against Joining the International Organization of Journalists in Prague Kein Zugriff
  7. Gala Dinner for Bernard Braine Kein Zugriff
  8. Afghanistan Solidarity Committee Kein Zugriff
  9. Entr’Aide et Action—Help and Action Kein Zugriff
  10. Tibet and the Dalai Lama Kein Zugriff
  11. Liberation of Jaroslav Javorský Kein Zugriff
  12. Imprisonment of Jaroslav Javorský Kein Zugriff
  13. Campaign for Liberation of Jaroslav Javorský Kein Zugriff
  14. Release of Jaroslav Javorský to the West and the CDUP Kein Zugriff
4. Notes Kein Zugriff
1. 1. Communist Agent Paul Moritz and the CDUP Kein Zugriff
2. Notes Kein Zugriff
1. First Class Medal of Merit in Memoriam, Czech Republic Kein Zugriff
2. Private Life Kein Zugriff
3. Notes Kein Zugriff
Conclusion Kein Zugriff Seiten 243 - 246
1. Great Britain Kein Zugriff
2. United States Kein Zugriff
3. Hungary Kein Zugriff
4. Czechia Kein Zugriff
Selected Bibliography Kein Zugriff Seiten 249 - 254
Index Kein Zugriff Seiten 255 - 262
About the Author Kein Zugriff Seiten 263 - 264

The Fight of Exiled Journalist and Anti-Communist Activist Josef Josten

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