COMMUNIZATION OF BULGARIA

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in Ilulgaria order the nreta; at that 'the inc l:.c a minor' ....
"1iriinj to l nno;lo hie will in the stYVFrle rq a1.nct the neoples' legal au'thor?ty,
Potkav 0rocured in advance fro: i a number of den-atioo of the :.%upreno !Tat iolla?
Sobrarlyo personally si- ned resi. r t:-.ons which he t;oulc'. effect` ve any no: -.ant
according to his personal judgrlont.... I'otlcov deprived the denutlos of Ilia ('.coup
of indenendence and fi eodo-l of action within and outoldo .Parliarleylt.
"I'eetlrcv and his collaborations boron in 1;145 preparations for evert'.1rot:'l nr' the
legally establishes': nc-onlen? authority by an curled 'iot, to be carried out a.f''?-ar
the sac ieto evacuated r)ulgaria. L'etl:ov established relations iritL trustful people
from the Bulgarian Tlational I:r*rarian Union...-on an invented snoech by ex-.`lecrotarf
of Stato Jr.-.:es I:jr^ee, which he had actually never prono?urlcecl. etL~ov ancl his
collaborators laid their hones on an armed conflict along the rl eat potters....
"Durinr 'he second of 1)45, Pot?ov nacced to pronaratior, of the coup
d'etat. lie ostab?.'iolloC secret rolations Col. arko Tvanov and ~'ol.. Doris
Gerrov entitled 'i.ilit:..ry Alliance.I whose E111-1 was to overthrow the atherland
Front a uthor:i ty.... Dmi1g- t
Who of%nc perioc.. ile eon-,acl,ec Gen. Ivan Porxm, whom he
persuaded to beta:o chief o_the nilitar;,? consnirative organization ont:i'-Ied
'ITeutral C'fficer,' ... ThruuCh contacts tri_zh the i;eononic Hecretarr and roe::?per of
the Tem.! dent Cotu:ci1of -eti-ov's fat-ional Agrarial Un:'.on, Pot-or I:oev, -'at':ov was
trel informo.' about the activitios of the cons -drative organization.
"During the :.first half of 1947, i'otl:ov, in a number of r.eetings, incite," his
close and active collaborator of the Ilationa.l Agrarian Union, for '.or assistant
administrative secretary of thn :"'er-anelrt douneil, Limiter Ivanov, to develop
actually illegal activities...by ~;,renzrlnr ar-t-ifi.c:e internal. disorder to nrenaro
grotnd for inter"erc_ce of oa-ternal forcca and for foreign intGrvc_rti on. Iv;In v
has carries) out su'n er:: icre activities in :3vistcv Distr_' ct.
"Since August, 1^LrS, Col. ir:^.rko Ivorov and) Boris Cergov...ceno to the con--
olucion that it tins necessary to entabiisll the illegal effiearo organization which
would support Iihlco7.a Potl:ov..'.. Ia1:'l:o Ivanov, through their lion acquaintance
Iiayden Stefonov, not `i':ola -oti:ov.... Petl:ov im- tr;I ted'- i?n on :,a j cratmt:-y's
international and internal situation, coning to the conclusion that ?iho Fatherland
Front Govcrnr. ont had to be o ertllrotm.... At -the next meeting;, also attcndcd by
Col. Gergov, Petkov described again in hostile and slanderous :spirit the Govern-
ront'a internal end foreir? ,noll.cy.... Col. ivanov assured -"otl:ov...that many
officers had come to him to oifor their helm.... For the post of staff Chief,
Ivanov *sronoced Gen. Ivan xade, and T3udapent vi.aits are the first broaches in the well which
separated us.... I ';e cane not enrty-Banda , we carte to Dulgaria ir.?_th plans and ideas
bed:iuoe...we desire that both -.-)eonlvL~ know each other and become closely united...."
(SOFIA, DULGIrLIJIIJ II011 SJMVIS, 13 JULY 19 47)
( Excerpt fra?11 a discussion of the "Iiarsho i :lan") "The Rung.. an Goverment
delegation, conposecl of the chief _:inisters an:' l eel l:y the head of the Government,
left for Sofia. The invitation vas L.lado by the head o: the LulUa:,ion Goverment,
11. Dimitrov, and the visit to Dulgaria has for its aim the conduct of negotiations
with regard to the nutit l relations of those tt,?o countries and the pos;iblo con-
clusion in the P.1-bure of several agremients?-?-c'rmorcla_+. .yustono, and so forth. Tn
the pact fear days, `.hc a7 rnnifieanco of the visit tr,:s widely commented en in the
Capital-that (it) is at -;.-,he very moment when, upon mutual agreenont, both 'hose
countries refuted the invitation to the Pens Confercnee,....." ('SCOII, BOUT;;.
11O1T, 3EflVI.CD, 15 JULY 191.;7)
(Excerpt fror.C a speech b,y Dinitrov at a clirmer In honor of th,:a ^trkenlan dele-
ga.tion)" "In this near favorable atmosphere the long conte _nlate( question of
the construction lo" a bridge over the anubo ian find a positive solution in the
near 1LLtiro, As Dan bias, States- we shall act tor ether with Rumania, YugoslaTria,
and the other Dciiubian States so as not to allou foreir'n non-Danubian powers to
be masters of the Deov-sbe and the Danubian basin..... A ; :.s .actin, foreign aggressors
have lost no opportunity oi. dividing us in order to male over the Da11 yens; they
frent)ently spreacl rumors that a certain Slav bloc against the west: was
created. The visit of the non-,Clav flu anion delegation in ;3t~lgar is a i oof
that 'there is no question of a Slav bloc against the trostern Stator'...." (SOFIA,
I I IGLiV T1 TO EUROPE, 15 JULY 1947)
(3) 1.1U; 1i Alban3rr
(Tact) "Toddy, July 10, the Albanian Army holiday,, ;: Dulgero--Albanian committee
as fop. ed in Sofia. The committee will work for mutual. acquaintance, rap.rroohement,
and assistance betwoon the two Dal.luin peoples by strexi[,thoning their cultural and
economic relations.. The ca-:,mitteo was constituted thus: "President, Dimitr
Polianov, trriter;I V' co Presid.elt of People's Republic, ^.tanas Dragnev; Vice
President of :'come's Republic, Traibcho Dobroslavs1 y; Secretary General of
Information and rrto, 1.inistry Gen. Dir.iiter -opov, '21-aymnc lleileva, Lamar and
Dontcho I?Iosterov." (601h, DIJLGAIWUI IIOI SERVICE, 10 JULY 19;,7)
(4) 1 jith Ilan In=s
According to press renor-;s from Sofia (4 Juno) anCl mudapest, 25 June, negotia-
tions for o. tradoi agreement between Hungary and Bulgaria -,sere conducted In .:oasts.
Conclusion of the agreement was announced. by RADIO SOFIA, ITT EIIGLISII TO EUROPE,
23 JIJOD 1947: "Bulgaria and Hun-m-:7 have signed a trace agreement by which
Dulgaria triL? mndll .sugary leather, rats hide, iron ore, and other materials in
exchange for... spare machine p ir'ra, industrial, and agricultural oquinuelt."
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On 22_ April, a traio agreement ua;a s_.gne l botucon Czocho alovc?1.a and Bulgaria.
The to a, according to SCFLI MIMIC, 1' ATTIL 194.7 are ac follous: "i;cgotiationa
andca. tth the conclusion of an four year agreement #oi- the !.ericcliango of goods.. .
We sho3.l itaport electric roller p.Lmntc, tranofor :ere, elcct:ria ap'?aratua, instal
lationri, and eguiprient, eonotruetion material and :uzplcricntd, motel and trot. finishing
*naehinery, light automobil.eu, buses, trucl:a, firolleyc,' a Lniig installations, jetties,
snail loconotivoc, repo, and co forth.. A yearly supply. of refrigerator ?,lcant3',is
also foreseen. Czochoolcvoll.a trill r:rov-r:o 00 to 100 bus cc yearly; 200 triie1:a ;i_n
1947 and 3`00 each #ol.l nir:in, year, .. ca.tpre ;sera, ... orzcl, othor cnarcc,. _ , co!uplete
o,ipplioc for the construction of three danc, ,.:installations!for :,einii: coal nines
during? 1950, pumps for agricultural Inarpocco, and so forth.; The f--ino?cing of our
industry until its con??'1cte roestab?.iolv.tent is ov' r by the Ocechoslovak.
Ilatth ncia rank..."
"0 lur exports`tri31 r.~ inl r consist of ar;ricu:Ltural Products li?:e tobacco, oil
seeds, hides, ;606awme oil.;, beach trees, certain quantity , of olri logs, mall
quantity of load aoneentr^to, other, nontho' ate, raw silt', bristle and sttll quantity
of lrhezii,.
On '23 APRIL, RADIO SOFIA! add:, ores to the list of Dul.~arian exporto, and stt:tes,
quoting the Gzeehoslova: Foreign Trade I?inister., Dr. IlubortRinlca: r'r." enacial
agree acre for the establichrsent of a otworh of railway couiunications bot?tTeen
Bulgaria anti C.aoohoslnralcia will probably be signed in the near a'u;:ure....
(6) ' "Ith Iblan
RADIO SOFIA reported 6 JULY :1947 that a group of riil.ga.rioaz ,journniistr t?rho
recently visited "brctherl.-- S1,iv questioned Po! sh Foreign :Grade i:inister
Szyr, who Stated: "Bulgaria is asking- from us rsainiy loeonotivcs, rails, elz iea.s,,
and cone other goods. Cur 'Lnductry produces all these Iohs and we can -,pare cone
of it to brotherly Bulgas i a, olthourh not in large quatn'r,ities.. .. "
On 17 JULY, RADIO 00r'IA statcs?1: "The Polish air delegation which arrived in
our country yestordo;;r to negotiate the conclusion of an air:lag~reeciont bettlecrt
Bulgaria and Poland today had a first meet in,- l?r.ith the D : gerian Air Trans;, ort
."
Directorate.. .
Again, on 21 JULY, RADIO S07IA reported: "Yeoterdar, Llie prelf ninary talks
between the blish economic delegation headed by Ssyr, Donut3r I?:inist:er of Inclustry
and Trade, and a Bulgarian Govern:oat delegation wore staxttt?0.... 1 r. Szyr Wade
the following s tatcnont... 1-e cone to Bulgaria to conclude a trace agrocnent
under which Poland is to supply Du?,;aria t:tottsla, iron, te;>tile products, c1.imaieela,
electrical rnteria1s, in e e hal;go for which .'oland trill reeeiv'o ';ob cco and
leather.'..."
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(Tee ) "IT lcinlti- cco C'I.121r' to UUSI SIJOIiI,, discussionsjon an excbon o of goods
between Finland and Bulgaria have taa fed in ITel.si.nld. The clisounsiono are carried
out by Ia Finnish delegation headed by SoVuolao, trade councillor, and c: Isulgarian
delegation headed by Potrov,,317, Director of roreig Trade. ' j (110SC0:1, 'ASS, III
(7) i i t:h r. inlQnd:
(Teoct) "Iieleinki--Tnc? nowunapor SU0I=1 1 .;0:T_ALID11'OCr'1`lI1 reports that on 12
July a 'trade treaty for the torn of one year I?rao signed by': Finland and Bulgaria.
According to this treaty, the total volune of trade turn-over between both countries
has !-eon established at 135 n:i.llion Finnish r~...irl:s. 13ul gar_ :!__, , will ocrort to Finland
tobaccos, dried fruits, and certain other comnoc'.ities. I rill' Ind trill sup?~ly Bulgaria
with paper, tiriber, and art .uies of the wood-tro;A:ing inth!r'" :?-." (::()SC0?1, TABS) ill
RUSSIIdT I3FLLSCTZ,EIDI31 TO EUROPE, 11 JULY 1947)
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(Text) "The Soviet ships Chernigov and Zharov are w?ilor-dinar; the #o11ot.r nr- cargo
at Varnol 1,479,480 Icilograa ~s of cotton, 7 lorries, 1 tractors. The L'ulgarian
ship Parvi flay, coninrp , from ':1 e:candria, in unloading 5,950 kilofrc-ris of lemons and
oranges. The Soviet arrives in !J.'rgao and is unloading 437 tons of cellulose,
600 tons of necrsnrint, 477 tons o:" cast iron, 116 tons of wool, 109 tons of different
kinds of petal, and 390 tons of otk.?cl^ goods. At the :acne port the Soviet Ship
Stalingrad is loading 700 -tons of fruit pulp and 1,097 tons of tobacco." (SOFIA,
DULG/IIt.IIIT ROM S:;F, IC) , 6 IiAfl011 19.!:.'7)
(Text) "The me:'ical supplies uhich arrived. by air from the Sc;vicrt Union were
01.l.ocatod to the Ministry of Rational Health and Ministry of Agriculture for their
otm n_e?rlo." (SOFIA, DULGILR1,111 "MVIC'E, 1)
i 2~ ;II i7G'7)
(St u sry) The annual report at the meeting of the TJ?ul.gerian Phaxi aceutical
Cooperative Society ar. i r' that drugs worth 120 >_nillion leva were imported frc abroad9
r..ninly from.: the Soviclt, Union. (SCI iA, 13ULGAJIIAII 110I% :' vi-M, 28
APRIL 19,;7)
(Te,.t) "Sofia--Ill--I tear;ion,;1 persons are spreading rumors in our country and
abroad alleging that cereals had been swig) are beinrr -iont -,*;o the Soviet Un'.on.
_". cate`~orical cdeni al has boon icauod. by official circles. , .. In actual fact,
during the past 2 years of drougdri.;, I;ul(^aria. has rcceIved. lame -'un.nti ties of cereals
fron the Soviet Union. 'ihceihs to this ?;,imely help, Dul.rteria has been a ble to in-
sure sufficient food ctunnlirn to the ropulati.on and save its cattle from dying."
(SOFIA, LULGLRI! 1 PILSS Si;LViC~, 17i '1iCk' : on, TO bUI10P1, '7 JULY 1917)
(Text) "A Bufr;c;rian eorx?ercial delegation headed by Cor.*rerce I1'nistor Yordan
L'ozhilov end. Foreign Trade Di-rector eta ovsk- * left by plane this nenzing for I'osco*.r.
The Vulgarian delegation 1?r_l:l. nerrotiatc there the conclusion of a corr:aerciai agree-
ment for 19/;.7 bcrv;7een Il.r?garia opal the :;ovie? union.'' ('OFIA, PULC19IiLti1 IIO!E S'DVICE,
11. kPRIL 19!.7)
(Test) "The I'recicde:rt of the Council, Georr*i Di.;7:itrov, made a .long speech at
the congress, of Dul garian .lailt?ra~r_ c and Seamen and laid special a ?.phasis on the
need for carrying out the Two Year Man. .ic r.^id: _o you Iazow, its, cannot count
upon large-scale help from abroad. U :U.11, dons not e.lst for I'ulr-aria as for other
countries. Ile can and must rely first e'nd foremost on our own strength, our work.
and our resources. 7s, received some ihe:Lp in ..f~ period critical for Dul.rarian
economy from the US,`R, but such a sc .is ;mice cannot ho on r_ large scale in the future,
because the USS . requires the development of its 'ndustryr and creative
power. The Dulrrarians anal other ; .1::ar 'Dconlos are vitally _intcxosted therein.
.lion Moscow becomes nrrre power j'ta? , the ^u~ Cax ion and all the ::11av peoples 'tril..1.
feel bettor and a le. tin-- peace will be -..-ore orally and securely estabiisheel ar !onr;
the Ilations,' ' (SOFIA, DUhG.'L II!i; T`_? 1SS DD't.fl'JJ, _III F PIIC'i i'C:'OD TO DUi?OPT,
2? JU% 1947)
E. IZIIJORITY AMID I1"LIGIOUS POL1011
(Text) "Sofia- :,=cv, D en:,uty- o the Constituent ",33a1bly, having been appointed
, tlgarian 'inistor 7'10lipotclti,^ry o _'uchcscst, hi4 oax?ate is thus taken over by
Ashalciv Pachev, Ccx:n iw.i'.at. e.cl.acav is the _'; r, t Gypsy mcnber of the I'u? r:ar:,-.cn
Parliament. C "n this occasion, the (ynsy minority scat telorxama to the President
and Premier expressing their sat i c: .ici ion at en joyir, * ctrl?. civil rich- ?s and
reaffirm; their unshakable loya'it.r to the Fatherland Front. (SOFIA, DULGI:RLIII
17! JSS SL? VIC1;, III FRIIIC I I:o S.'~ TO ii:; D;?L_ ,'JIS l1IID i1UEIOP1; 21 I ilY 1947)
(Text) "Cults Director, len:i.I>,~tert .arch I'inister Dimitor 1liev, roc(-ived the
central committee of the cultural r! tucatilonal organization of the Cypsy minority
in Bulgaria, composed of...^emc darn., (i, ~Ctc.~) P;nrgel, Flagcovr; , ..led by Heoplle&&
Representative.... The central ca: ..ittec:, on behalf of (260,000) Gypsies exposed
...demands concerning...;'ncl culture:L e;, 3 JULIE 19.,7)
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F. SCIVI712 "POOPS 'u, TIM, A I~'.'T AJi?^~
(7mct) "As announced by a Ger-ncut prase', agency in the Soviet-occu"iod zone the
Soviet arty is leaving llulgrxic." (F11AGt C, III 3.GLISII TO i:ZJTO.i;, 6 JUNE 191:.7)
(Text) "Frnrsier;Dimitrov 1w 'or-,it the fcllotrin(' letter to the young :ton who
on 16 April will enter the barrac? L~ for the national service: 'I nest heartily
eor~;yratttiate the young non who on 3.6 ?. ;ri?. will enter the bnrracl:a as the first
rc.rnzblican recruits of our bolot;'ec. People's lsr::y.' -.resh the:: that through in-
tcz'tsive uorh and Ote z disci1~lino : ey will: study their nilitary duties and
tltrouCh physical and!=rail trainir-r, will become worthy anti capable defenders of our
othorland--the People' a Republic of Bulgaria. The -'ay in which the i iotherland
tiLll place rifles in `their hand: order ?t,o defend her honor, freedom, and
independence must become the bri-??:tools hay In their lives. In entering the barrackre
they r'u'st never forgot that the ciefe_tso of the Fatherland : o the hippest c'v.tiy of
every citizen, as stated in the ~c:_1^i;itutioti of our People's Republic.'' (SOFIA,
B1TY Al7A1i I101 SERVICE, 5 APRIL 1.'4'1)
(Text) "Addressing the neroonciol of tl..a new air service, the Prine rani ,ter
outlined the -root tasks 'which fal: t 1?~.tlrariari air trassalxrrt anti said that an
it'-*rtant part would'be reserved or it in the Ttro-Year 1' nn. The dovelopttent
of aviation, the Pride Ilinioter i.cl, would a.ll^u us to increase the tempo of our
country's reconstruction, the tiavr 1o zrtcnt of our economy, o ' our culture? and the
progress of our people. The ri .inister father pointed out that the c1cveiopnent
of our civil aviation; did not dencn' nerely on material. conclit:uor_s, but,above all on
hun.o.n material-on the flyers, thc ?tcehnic tl personnel, ant? the Cireetoro of our
aviation--and for this reason grec:.t care anti attention should be c'cvotoc? tc the
bu'.1.c?inr uu of a good; staff. I! c nnea_l tc, our flyers, toelu'tieiens, engineers . and
all who t'orlc in our tit sox-vice, `o :,Lc c,-crTy effort for ?professional perfection.
i th..n a fete Years I3ulnaria must I? ?ve oavc:cal thousand nil :'ta, techn l -'ta_?!s, ;nd
o i.neers in our air,! service.'fl (SOFIA, i` M"GLISI1 TO `;UiiC.P , 1 JULY l9/.7)
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