Diplomatic Cable from Prague to Moscow From :Klement Gottwald President of Czechoslovakia KSČ To: Comrade Premier Jospeh Stalin About: Military Hardware, Training advisors, High speed rail Greeting comrade Stalin, we have welcomed your new Political Advisors and have shown them the utmost Czechoslovak hospitality. I can assure you that the adoption of Soviet communism is going extremely well here. As you know, we have begun to stoke the flames of our industrial prowess and I believe we are ready to make some big manufacturing gains. To our southern border lies the NATO aligned Austria which has caused my politburo and myself some worry. I would like to request four armored columns of T-34 tanks for use and for study. Our aircraft along with our armored units are horribly out of date, all we have is a collection of Nazi Messerschmitt Bf 109, Junkers Ju 87 and Heinkel He 111 numbering 35 total aircraft. Any modern aircraft you can spare, along with officers to train my pilots will be greatly appreciated. I would also request a cadre of seasoned officers to train my ground forces and special forces units. This requisition of units is needed to put up an effective defense against our non-communist neighbors to the south. On another note, I believe the construction of a high speed rail system between Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and all the other great socialist cities. I feel like this would increase business and help our economy by being able to quickly bring people from one major city to another. Summary: Czechslovakia requests tanks, planes and training advisors for its military Pitches the idea of high speed rail around the Iron curtain