BULGARIANS IMPRISONED BY REDS; REPORT INCREASED SABOTAGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700050145-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2011
• Sequence Number: 145
• Publication Date: March 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AI`ENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADC/.STS CD NO.
COUNTRY Bulgaria DATE OF
SUBJECT Political - Concentration camps; prisons
HOW Military - Resistance movements
PUBLISHED Daily bulletin DATE DIST. 18 Mar 1952
WHERE
PUBLISHED Paris
DATE
PUBLISHED 11 - 25 Oct 1951
LANGUAGE French
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2CIGARIANS I?IPSjSOWED BY REDS;
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GIVE DATA 041 BOSDA CONCENI'RATIOI: CAMP -- Paris, Ridea;. de For, 11 Oct 51
Ilew Bulgarian sources G1v_ the following Information on the Bosna c.n-
centration camp, which is a sreciul camp for women. About 900 womcr. a
quartered in wooden barracks. They deep on boards without -ca'tresses and
blankets. They Login work at hours and sto,7 late in the evening. They
eat s7unding up and in great haste. Often the wooer faint, as they arc ob-
liged to work in enow, as well or ire fires', heat. The authoritiec 'relieve
that the women simulate their faiueing spells. No exc,tions are made for
nursing mothers; they must well: like the other women.
NEW PRISON SNILT -- Paris, Rideau de Fer, 2.? Oct 51
A "model" prison was recently built in the suburbs of Sliver. All the
prisoners fexcept political oriscners7 from an cld prison north of Sl.iven were
transferred to the now or;e. The old prison was transformed into a textile
factor;. The politic-,1 prisoners were transferred to the Kolarovgrad prison.
The most eminent among them are Kcnstatin Mlruv'e`:, Dimitur Guchev, Vergil
Dimon L imon7, General Kozero,, General Yilkov LI1l:o,-?7, and Yasif ZY-csif?7
Robev.
Recently arrived refugees state that SlIven is considered the "first
ideological center" of Bulgaria because its governing body is cverambitleus
in executing the order.; of the C,>rcmunist Party. itizens of Sliver. who
believed not to be cooperating with the Com:iuniats ore deported within 2i ~
hours.
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REgISTANcE MOVEFE B.REFORTEO -- Parisi Rideau do Fer, 25 Oct 51
According to Bulgarian refugees, trains and other means of transportation
in the Rhodope Mountains near the Greek. and Turkish borders are cotatantly
'attacked by guerrilla formations attached to the Goriauin (Forest) F.artisan
group" Sabotage in Vrataa.and Kolarovgrad okollyas has reportedly increased,
as u. consequence of the recent formation of new resistance groups.
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