THREE TYPES OF PERSONAL PASSPORTS FOR BULGARIAN CITIZENS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700090561-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2011
• Sequence Number: 561
• Publication Date: December 8, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Political - Personal passports
HOW
PUBLISHED Semimonthly periodical
WHERE
PUBLISHED Paris
DATE
PUBLISHED 1 - 15 Oct 1952
LANGUAGE French
REPORT
CD NO.
DATE OF
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT N0.
THREE TYPFS OF PERSONAL PASSPORTS
FOR BULGARIAN CITIZENS
There has been a alight decrease in terror in Bulgaria. Some concentration
camps vere abolished and some prisoners vere transferred to other camps, while
others (4,000) vere liberated. This should not be regarded ae the end of the
terror, but only as the calm before the storm. This storm will be unleashed vhen
the lav oa personal passports is applied. This law has gone into
effect, and the State Security Pollee is now c ecking applications Por the new
passports vhich are to be issued in exchange for identity cards.
After this check, the citizens w111 be divided into three categories. The
first category will include party members and government supporters who have al-
ready obtained red passports. These red passports viii enable a person tc travel
freely throughout Bulgaria and establish residence is Sofis. The second category
will include state officials and mesa organization leaders who will be issued blue
passports. The blue pees orta will enable their holder to circulate freely within
a given province ~okrug~ The third category, to be issued yellow passports,
will include the masses, who will not be permitted to cross the limits of their
cities or villages and will not be able to travel even 3 kilometers without spec.'.el
authorization obtained previously. Thus the entire country is bein{S transformed
Into a large concentration camp and one should no longer be suprised at the aboli-
tion of some existing camps.
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