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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000400640002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 2, 1947
• Content Type: IR

COUNTRY Bulgaria
1 e Bser -aitati as of the cav ale
(a) The Bain ila$alry Division has been disbanded 4,21d itsBgeo is sow Cavalry
iqs. is Sofia. The 1st Cavalry Regiueat at Blhovs, the 3rd Cavalry R.gi-
tad Caval Sri ads
2%d Cava]r y Regiment Lou
tva ry 12gizoat
6th Cavalry R.giaasat
5rd Cavol brig ds
a +ava aiaeat
10th. Cavalry Regiment
(o)
at at Plovdiv, and the End Motorized Regiment at Bresaik have alas been
disba dodo The Sib Cavalry Rsgimeat at Bresaik has been redesisaatsd
the lot Cavalry Regiment.
} The fill~sriag Cavalry brigades have been forneds
lot Cavala Simi ~ad_e Plovdiv
' ~suirysst Brasaik
of oavp-try Tuaits are governed by billeting possibilities-,
DATE 25X1 A
Wa MON"
Jill
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SUPPL EN" .
Ya*bsl
Ya ban
lIaraanli
Shussa
3ilistria
The Cavalr includes eight divisional roooa -aisasa~oe groups .which are
attach d to various infantry divisions. Math group ban tsasguadreas.
. There is also a "President's Guard Group" of two sgiad;o s4 Locations
c. cos e*rti,ttery trao#ors bare recently boy
artillery regiments her. been ferasds
lot l[otoris.d iy Artillery , Regiment with tractors
2nd Xotsrizid Army Artillery Regiment with tractors
3rd, lootoriztd ~rm Artillery Regiment with tractors
4th IIstarisgd l4iy Arti .tsry Rsgisieat w5th tractors
lit -rtillsry 3mest (5th Division) with tr?aks
3rd `rtillsry Regiment (2nd Division with trucks
4th Artillery Regiment lot Divisia0a) with trucks
6th Artillery Regiment (3rd Division) with.trucks
ight aeterised
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in acco 978 from the
letter of 16 October
Director of Central Intelll3enCe to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Data: 2008
WARNING NOTICE: THIS 1515ThIB!JTIOW LISTING MUST BE
EXCISED BEFORE PUBLIC RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT.
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$a Ycc itic l natruot u in the # rt.' F'd:; cas, a?olitios.l instruction is usually di-
reotsd y o itical,Cormissars, selected from.off;cars who are members of the
U.F..(iatherland front). General Kosov'ski, ' ios4fa5Ai.star of 'ati.onal Defense,
is head c.!? t-c?litical Instructions On. lb January 19415 courses for i olitical
ConnnisSars ccmenced at the "bt;a;1 Levski" Milithry school. The course lasts
for one your Nnd brains at the end of :+eptenbero Students are selected from
civilia,x~--s nct njil4tfry personnel, ii c Vbag4 Comuzists. There were
NCO students for thq first ecua$e and 40 of them also studied in hussiac kolitioal
courses tiro held once wee'cly tor all, officers off duty at Army F1ga. Attendance Is
obligatoryo
0 TRAL 1ZJTf.LL1Ght.Cl. GROUP
4. Oaaeral ncev hta~} Veen replaced as corsriander cf the. Air. korne by General cahariev,
former #r
;.iitioa;l G' aissar of the Air Force. This open + is.part of the O.F.
program to el trJnate officers v+ o are not looked upon with favor by the O.F.
b. The 2nd, Congress of the Jul;ariar_.Learue for Air Sport was held at Sofia. A new
Directing; Co mmittee wasapi.ointed with Raj Gen. Zahariev as President and Lt. Col.
Ailakov sad six civilians as members.
6. The evac).eation of 'nussian troops from Bulgaria is expected in the near future.
All buildings used as hospitials are to be derequisitiomed bX the and of March 1947
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pereen is prohibited by law.
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