MILITARY MEDICAL ORGANIZATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002701020009-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 7, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title ii, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code. as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
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Military Medical Organization
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1. Physicians on active military service usually attend an annual course of one month's
duration on new methods in general and on preventive medicine. Such a course was
held in the summer of 1952 qt 'Tst'irkva (N 42-35, F. 23-07) for physicians, pharmacists,
and dentists. In winter, courses of three months' duration are held by the Sofia
medical faculty, Lectures are given each Mopday afternoon.' Students are issued
paper, copy books, and study books vi th serial numbers against signed receipts.
Upon completion of the course and after the examination, books must be returned
together with notes taken during the lectures.
2e Only physicians are authorized to give injections of tetanus and morphine to the
wounded.
3. The lowest rank held by physicians in the Army isMladshi Leytenan t.
4. Army booklets for reserve officers are bound in red and bear the - rds Lichna
Voenna Knizhka (Army Military Booklet) on the cover, in black characters. The
inside of the cover is blank. The first page has a picture of the holder, followed
by his signature, and preceded by a distinguishing VOS number on the top left
corner. The second page contains personal details, such as father's name, age,
address, languages spoken, courses attended, and,unit, A record of injections
and inoculations and of results of medical examinations appears on the inside of
the back cover. G.S.S. (Goden Stroeva Sluz.ba)? indicates "'fit for every service,"
while A.N.S. instates "not fit for every service." The back cover bears the note,
in black characters, that the book is the officer's personal equipment, is not
transferable, and its loss must be reported immediately. Although the book does
not mention the rank of thla holder, the V.Q.S. number m y.contain the indication of
rank.
5. Names of physicians who have served in the regular Amy-are preceded in their Army
booklets by their rank and the title of Dr. Names of physicians who have not done
regular service in the Army bear only the title Dr.
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