AS 77. Letter of 16 Crimean-Tatar Representatives in Moscow about Events in Chirchik on 21 April 1968 Addressed to CSPU/CC Politburo, the Supreme Soviet Presidium and the Prosecutor-General.
Published in: Sobranie Dokumentov Samizdata, Vol. 1. English title given by RL; one copy; three copies of publication in Posev; one copy of publication in Novy Zhurnal. Published Versions: Posev, No. 6, 1968, pp. 10-11; NRS, 6 Aug. 1968; R. Mysl', 17 June 1968; Novy Zhurnal, No. 97 (1969), pp. 193-5; Problems of Communism, No. 4, 1968, document #43 (mistakes in names).
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Letter considering the incident in Chirchik (Uzbekistan) on 21 April 1968 a provocation towards Crimean Tatars and demanding immediate release of the arrested and the appointment of a special party-state investigating committee to look into the incident.
Письмо, рассматривающее случай в Чирчике (Узбекистан) как провокацию в отношении крымских татар и требующее немедленного освобождения арестованных и назначение специального партийно-государственного комитета для изучения инцидента.