TRIAL OF FORMER CZARIST OFFICERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005800210009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SECRET --
COUNTRY Bulgaria
Trial of Former Czarist Officers
DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
THE BOUNCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS RESORT ARE DESINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTINT IS TENTATIVE.
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1? An impcn tant trial against persoaw accused of having participated the Cm lot revolt of September l923 took place recent eiZppressing
ly in
Jbatice in Sofia. Among the accused was retired General G
ecrgi the ce of
old.
72 years
2. The trial was carried out in public in a rooms to which accedes could only be
had by special permit granted only to persons who were absolute
' y? The trial closed with 12 persons sentenced one politically
Seven of the sentences were for capital and one dismissed.
of the trial is the Bulgarian pamishmeat. Propsgands was not made
.
press. possible be carried out to eliminate from the political scene pensoa4alitfalitieiss in trials vs iewway
3. The following men were condemned to death:
a.
b.
Co
d.
General Yulkov, Minister of War in 1923;
A certain Captain Zvetko Nikolov;
Two men who were police officers in 1923; and
Three other unidentified defendants.
I. The sentences were not carried out, however. it appears the National Assembly decided to cute the capital that the is a toiiiim
20-year prison term which, because of the age of the defenda endsts, to a
lent to life nts, is eQuiva-
imprisonment. This carmutation may lead to the be1iet that
the Bulgarian authorities are trying to obtain from the accused
revelations which may give them motive for frther trials
t personal.
ities other than those revealed by the defendaAts jurirk ?ga~ further
above. Five CC the accused were giver ve the trial mentioned
pry severe sentences.
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REPORT
DATE DISTR. 24 January 1955
NO. OF PAGES 1 25X1
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