James C. H. Bonbright. of our State Department. wrote me February 26. 1954. saying that our State Department considers former members of the Communistdominated nationalfront government of Czechoslovakia as "leading antiCommunist political refugees from Czechoslovakia." He said that our State Department still "considers the Council of Free Czechoslovakia to be an organization of leading antiCommunist political refugees from Czechoslovakia working for the liberation of that country from Communist domination." What goes on in our State Department. Mr. Flood? The founders and membersmost of themof the council not only did not fight communism at home. but also collaborated closely with Communists and Moscow in the spirit of the December 1943 agreement of Dr. Benes. They did not know how to fight the Communists. or did not want to. at home. but here in America are considered as "leading antiCommunist political refugees from Czechoslovakia" by our State Department. Imagine the psychological effect of this on the wretched Czechs and Slovaks at home if you will. In my humble opinion. to defend an indefensible group of foreign politicians. who peddled the Moscow line for years. is today not only inexcusable but also highly reprehensible.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that Czech and Slovak refugees collaborated with Communists and are not true anti-Communists.