MISCELLANEOUS MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003300010009-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Bulgaria
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SUBJECT Miscellaneous Military information
25X/DATE OF INFO.
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, 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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2. On 15 October 1953, two railway cars, each containing 120 officers from all
branches of the service, were attached to the 11000 p.m. train for Svilengrad.
3. As of 18 October 1953, maneuvers were allegedly taking place in the vicinity
of Svilengrad.
L!-. On Sunday, 18 October 1953, the Sofia garrison was at normal strength. Military
activity was weak in'the Sofia area and air activity was nil.
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rancn-evsKl on e road at o's ene s kilometers southeast of Sofia), and General
Bachvarov in a jeep with three other officers, at the eastern exit of Plovdiv.
On 18 October 1953, the traffic MPs prohibited all circulation between Chirpan and
Stara Zagora. The latter city was crowded with troops.
. As of 4 October 1953, general maneuvers had just been completed in the Arda valley.
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7. Between 14 and 19 October 1953, important maneuvers took place in the Burgas Yambol
Elkhovo triangle. For the first time since 19LL, the problem was that of an
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action and was protected on its rig t flank by elements of the 2 Army,
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The information given above leaves no doubt that maneuvers of a fairly wide scope
took place in southeastern Bulgaria. Units of the Sofia area do not appear to
have taken part in these maneuvers. It is possible that units from Samokov and
Dupnitsa (now Stanke Dimitrov), together with reservists, were sent to take part
in these maneuvers. At the same time, it is also possible that the military
activity observed in these two cities early in October had no connection with the
maneuvers which took place. This is the season for maneuvers. In 1952, they took
place between 19 and 29 October in'the Ikhtiman - Vakarel area and involved at least
three divisions on a war footing together with reservists. It is normal that the
chief participant in the 1953 should have been the.3 Army, since the 1 Army took
part in the 1952 maneuvers, and the 2 Army apparently took part in the 1951
maneuvers.
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