SITUATION IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN BULGARIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000370004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 27, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CIA-RDP82-004157R0010
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
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COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Situation in Central and Southwestern Bulgaria
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ORIGIN
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DATE: 25Xt 53
INFO.
DUST. 27 Ootober 1947
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On a trip, which led through Sofia - Tatar Pa .rdshi.k - Plovdiv - 4 airpan
Nova Zagora - Sliven - MtoYren - Katel .. Twnbol - Elhovo - Topolovgrad m Fiarnanli
Baskovo - Plovdiv - Sofia, the following observations were padst
1. No movemonts of Russian troops ware noted. Those Russl[ ns seen were no,-raj
garrison troops, and ware observed in Tatar Parardzhik,, Plovdiv, Stara
Zagora, Nova Zagora, Sliven, Kotel,, Yambo1, and fsskovo. }go troops were in
evidence between Elhovo and Haskovo.,
Russian fuel dumps are located in Sliven and Tatar Pass .i&hik, the latter
being smaller and lightly stocked.
Z. On the RoteL-Yaxibol highe y, four kilometers out of Gradsz, a well concealed
military camp was observed capable of aoocn odating 5,000 man. The camp g:an
located in the woods on both aides of the road. At pre i t it is unocez-.i iod,
but according to local people,, it had been occupied by E.ill arians earlier in
the summer.
4. Thc border area traversed was quiet with no i, dunce of roopa or partiEe-aa,,
The roads south of Taiabol and through the border area werep reoonby resur f?aeod
and grid. While not ulde, they were in excellent oond'Itiou. Good road
terminated at, Hari, i . Preen there to Haaskcv o the road is entire] y under
construction by labor battalions (Trtadovsks),
75. Crops inn the area, except for the Plovdiv region, suffer43d greatly frau lack
of rain. Boat cities in area have water only for a brie' period during the day.
6. Public opinion in the mole area was friendly to America iu and distinctly
hostile to the Russie . Some people, formerly Cum ic",, are now talking
against the Russians.
ument contains inforl. tipn affecting
the na `ion of the Bniti-A estates within
the meaning of the ct 50 U.S.C. 31 and
32 as amended. Its trnnsmiss revelation
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of its contents in any manner to an unau
person is prohibited by law.
current is hereby regraded to
CONFI L in accordance with the
letter of 16 er 1978 from the
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