BULGARIAN TOP SECRET DOCUMENT ON 3 TANK BRIGADE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002100760001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 20, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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ClASS1FICAT
CENTRAL IIVTELLIGEIVCE AGENCY REPORT N0.
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COUNTRY
Bu3gar3.a
DATE DISTR. 2Q December ~~~=a.8
SUBJECT
Bulg~ir3.an Top Secret Docur~-ant on
N0. OF PAGES $
3 Tank $rigade
PLACE
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT N0.
SOURCE
The attached is s translation of a Bulgarian Aram Top Secret document
describing the orders and chain of co~rnand designated i~ the Co.n~aa,nder
of ,3 Tank Briga~~
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Q DECLA5s""IFIE'J
Class. Cc'.AtiGED T0: TS S
DDA 14~2L'1Q, ~ Apr 77
Auth: DMA r G. 77/1763
Date :; 2 MAY 1978 $y: __,~_____~,
STATE
ARMY - ]C
CLASSIF1CATi0
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t',;;N'1,.1NTELtS{;x,NGti AGENCY' 25X1 A2g
. K~ammander
Tank EriCade
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:~C October 19~$
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Tt?P SECRSf
(For 1~erfor~ning Searvicee in the Hr3.gads)
1. ?fha Chain of ~am:uatad: Effective imm~sdiately the chain of command in the
raga e s e o awing:
ao Subordinate to the brigade Go~~~adsrs
Deputy commander for PolitiG~. Section
Deputy comu~aeader for Technical. Section
?eputy Gommand+sr for Quartermaster (TITS )
t;.hief of Staff
+~hisafs of engineers, GhQmica7.. and Sardtatian services
~:ommanders of the tank battal~.;;ns
Comruans3ers of the i.nfantxy companies a~a.d L.Q. batter3.ee
b~ Subordinate to the Deputy Cam:uander of Po]itical Section:
ZnStructors
c. Subordinate to Deputy Commaaad~s of the Technical Sections
Techn3,Gal. division
Technical companies
d. Subordinate to deputy Cor~mandesr of Rear Echelon (~~TIL") s
Supply Division
f.. f P~.atotan
eo Subordinate to Chief of Staffs
Chiefa of sect~.ons ~ri.thin the Staff
Staff clerks
C. f3. of Headquarters Company
~sr,rkss The cartographers assigned to the Staff of Brigade are subordinate
~~ to Chief of SeGtiC)n ~1.
f. Subordinate to Chief of Engin~.ers:
~tarehouse keepers far engineers, supplies and equipment
C= 5dbordinate to Chief of Sanit~a.tion Service:
Chief of mediGa,7. garsannel and. sanitoria
I.~p~.ty commanders of the Political and Technical Divisions
Su~ppl~r offieere of ties ce~aniea era to handle questions closel3r connected
with their SOCial welfare through their responsible deputies, after T@-
~::orting to their C.O.
~slative to Secret Commands
.~ccordiang to ~d.3. (`t) 1G5 this year, all military sections, staffs, (illegib3.e ),
i~zstitutions and divisions of the ~lational Army are to nominate and prepare
themse~Wves ~'or lea.cia.ng the service, as well as far correspondence.
The secret des:Ignations of the di~rision within the brigade are shoRn in
Atta-chmant Noa l,~
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s~ivisr.c~n ~ea,~ of the Bsigsde teas the right to carry on official correspondence
wi.t~~ c3'iv~.sions of the armlr3 staffs, and other units outside the Brigade, as
_~.s s~~~ze i.n ci.vi.lia*~ institutions
~~~~.~ co~?esporiden~~ can uses only through the staff of the Brigade. District
:?"~~r~~.$tio:~s (deciai.ons) publishr~d by the staff and services of the 8rigada
~?e. sent according to the address lists Noo ~., 2 and 3 (attachment No. 2)0
T`'.~~ carr.,ring on of official. correspondence befiareen divisions of the brigade,
'.~ctween sections of the staff and services, as between the staffs and the
==*~ervices - ~- - ~- (illegible) - ?- ~-. Moat questions are to be settled
tYarough persanal meetings of the commanders or chiefs cancarnad, a$
correspondence :LS used only in cases aloaely connected with material or
finazacial matters or the necessity t>f documentation. For easi?r disposition
of the correspa~ndence, sash section of the staff of the brigade, supply
aivision, tac.~znicsl division and the services is assigaed a symbolo
(9.ttachment N~ao 1)
tfficial correspondence must be printed (tad) and duplicated for easy
indication of ~ - - _ (illegible) - - - -for the secret service of the
?
Irt every official letter or order, rorhether done on a blank or tmtj zi
symbol is placed after the cipher of the secs~et designation of the divisions
srad after the ?~ymbol of the section or sereioe which originated the corres~
pondance. The symbol is inserted after the ordinal. number ,froze the daily
3ournal (log)o ~SC:ample; RTo. 6672-BAR, Offiaial correspondence must be
registered and conserved according to the indication of the b~ leers of the
secret service of the army.
The staff of the brigade should organize a Secret Section for necesa~ry
work of the staff, the technical azz9 supply. divisions and the aervic+ea,
It is the aim for each diviaioa to gave ona~ :lerk froze the Secret Sactiona
`t'he staffs of the tank battalion should organize secret sections for the
needs of the entire battalion,
'The indep~sndent companies should preserve {protect) their official correa~
pondence according to the instructions of the by laws {regulatiarna) of the
secret service of the armEyo
flpan correspondence i.s to be registered and preserve3 in the archives of
the staff, divisions and serviceso
AL1. comaauziieations of personnel of Che brigade both within and without the
barracks ag?aa will. uao only the secret designation of the divisionso
.lam Concerning Privats~Corres~ondancs of idembers of the Bri ads
Personnel of the brigade who will receive their private correspondence 3.n the
barracks ~zruat infor~a their relativass of the nuzahar of the division and the
garrison. For e.~ample: 'For Friva,te Ivan Stoyakov ~asilev -~ Division H
662 - Slivers",
'?"t must be impressed on all ranks, especially-the soldiers, not to mention
in their private correspondence the real. (open) designation of their
division, company i.n which they serve, or ~ - (illegible) ~ -under {'?j
~aozrt ~~sey serve.
k;. Going Ce~orship Service
The censorship servioe is to be organized by (of) the chiefs of Section nBn
og the staff of the brigade according to "The Temporary ~ - ?(illegible)
of the Censorship Service of the Armry". Un all questions connected with the
censorship service - ~ ~ (illegible) ~ ?~ are to be referred to zms.
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All material destined for the military or civilian press and nexs bulletins
of the divisions must be submitted to the chief of the section for his
approval.
Such material may not be given tp editors or printers or -~ - (illegible) -
of news bulletins (posters) without bearing the seal and the warding!
t6Authorized for printing by the Dilitary Censorships Service", and the
signature. of the chief of section "H". (Trans3.atoros notes Thia letter
or symbol is so inuistinct that t:~ae "H" is us a g~~'use ? ~
Material destined for the neprapaper Narodna Yoiska (National Army) and
all Army publications should be sent d~i~ect to~he editors coneeruedo
~i. Concernir~ the issuance of Orders
Orders of a personal structure, - - - (illegible) - - -material
- ills ibis '
- ( g ) - - -and financial responsibility will be originated
by me -far brigade divisions and services and from commanders of tank
battalions -far their divisions and servieeso '
Orders concerning mora3.e,, political and war preparations dill. originate with
use and the commraxzd~ers of the tank battalionsa Bf~-' deputy commanders for th?
political, supply ("TII,"} and technical branch?s and their staffs in the
brigade :rill sign ?8y command of" ("Po Zapoved"} offidal correspondence and
decisions delivered anl~r to branches of the brigaded
Rio Concerns the use of the Or aizational Re ort Book Bdo Re t
The staff of the brigade gill keep an Organizational Report book in which
will ba entered reports concernin; the movement of personnel of the staff,
services, and staff branches, and requests for approval of leave for the
above. The reports are to be written thugs
-(First line illegible)
Eby iqy deputy for supply (TIL)
-For personnel Sf the Technical. BraascYt and Technical compari3.es - by my
deputy for the Technical Division
-~'or personnel of the engineering, chemical, and sanitary services - by the
deputy ahief4
(next line illegible)
? o Concerning ~- - - (illegible) - ~- and - - ~ill~ibls - - - of the Reports
Official reports to me must be sent through channels of those on active
duty.
All persons reporting should release in adeanae the question upon which they
sill report, and will appear before me with concrete proposition or requests.
drrangements of an especially important character should be reported to me
ready for signature.
Reports ass to be prepared in accordance with Attachment No. 30
$. Concerning the Obtaining of Infors~ation at the Brigade Staff. etc.
Official informa~.on will be given out at the Brigade Staff. Supply and
Technical divis3. o:zs every day bei~nre?n the hours of 11 s 00 and 12 s QO only.
Information may be obtained only froaa the commanders of branahes and chiefs
of staff of the tank battalionso
Aimless standing-about in the corridors and offices is absolutely forbiddeno
Information for civil.3~ns can be issued only on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
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?:, ~oncerr%the Issu~.nof Idsnti~~r (?) Books
x:11 nearly formed arganizat3.one or those nearly entering the Brigade will talcs
sut n~ idontity ~ Z) baolss ~r3.th the exception of the official papers of the
motor transport funds and the description of xeapons.
He~~.nning today the numba~ring of official correspondence will start again
with No. to
~:rZ the upper r~.ght-hand corner oi' b~ ~.nai4~~ page of each 3.dentity txooklet
is to be written the authorit~r under xhicn it is carriedo
~onc~rr~~'~ntx~xac~ to the Baxsracka Area
' trance to the Brigade a c~ea is as f o1.lo~-s $
~n~,~ficar~~s N~Us and cler'sts - :e3.th special eatranca card with photograph
`~~,ed4
?^> try cards (permits should be oL~tained at once from the Brigade staff and
day the 20th of this mAnth they should be filled out with photograph attached
and returned for inspections
-- Soldiers regu'laz?, si~m~i leave cards on which should be noted the time
o~ @and re--entr,~.
Civi~.i.ana ~. only on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. They are to be in-
vastagate~rd by the area officer of the day rho will supply them ea.th special
passes for each v~.si'~4 buz-ing all movement of a eiv3.lian ~rithin the
barracks area he wi.~. be accompanied by a local guard. The latter is not
to allo~r the civi]3an to enter into conversation u~.th any personnel of the
i~a.den
Attaclu~ents: one table of secret designations
o~se address list
one table of reports
~Si.gned) Lt. Colonel
(POPO~ }
Countersigned) Aeputy C.o. for Political Section
('~'SOI~C$D~
Print, in lli copies
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~2 ~> Braanch #7950
;~ J -~ ~ -according t0 th6 addY'e5s List #,~
~e3C~.6ed by:
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C~aTRAI, I19`.I'BI.?S4EAICE AGENCY 25X1 A2g
j: ~.cbment ~l
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~? Secret Designations and Sy~~bola of Sact3.ons
.:c~ Services of 3 Tank Brigade:
dpi Designations
3 Wank Brigade
Dex~uty Commander Folitica7! Section
Brigade Staff'
Operations Section
Intelligence Section
Lar33.san Section
Construction Section
~obali nation Section
Secret Section
Secret
Deai~nationa a mbal
6670 -
6671 -
6672 (~}
- ~
-? P
,?.a~. ~ TDeputy C r 0 ~~ for ~9TI1." (~PPI.Ys eta ,
ranspor ec n X73
(illegible) Section w~
O.Oo Supp],y -
Technical Builder -
~. Controller -Bookkeeper 6692
6o Treaaaurer 6693
"~ n v li C. 0. for TeCk2niCal Hra-nch 66?~1
~
I
II
III
IV
~-
~-
-
~'~i.on an'3"1'a'~~'S~v3.~""" -
1
Automobile Section
2
Repair Section -
3
SuPPlY -
~
Technical Control Service -
5
(illegible) -
6,
~. ~[ Engineer Serv3"ce -
?
70 ~ Chemicalcal 8e~ca --
8
.0~ Sanitar~"Sez~v.i.cs
(7~
.lo ~ ills le o 6676
:,~, clinical Coy_ +es 66+?~'Qf
?'.~~ n - Dde~diaal SBJli W ~~Q ~ 661 V
~~. 8eadquarters Platoon 66?9
-~.5, ~1.~,T,aank Batt;~lion 5bQ81
.':!~,a ~ of ~ ~~ ~"ttal9.on 66112
-
~-
"'
-
-
'..7. 2 Tack Battalion 6683
`,8 o Staff t~f ~~ ~ ~6
~
.
--
_
yy
~
zVa ~ Staff ot` 3 2 nos "~attal3.on 668.E
':~. Vito Batteries 6688
;'uo Motorised Infantry Company 6689
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CHIBF OF STAFF
3 Tank Brigade
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ri:-?er L. P. Order ~I~/1.9~a~
~'aar sending; out district orders, regulations, etco
t~ un5.ts of 3 ~anEt ~3rigade
~l
3o Deputy C. O. of the Political S?ction 6671
~a Deputy C?0. of n~'IT,n Eb73
~' Deputy C.O. of the Techn~.cal Branch 667It
1~?= Chi of c-f the Sanitary Service > H n {I)
''an Chief etif E?ta~*iIIaeE'e n 1~{a[ ~~ (,~ )
~~ Chief tsf Chemical Service n, ~ e~ ~~ )
j~ r~
C.
:3.a
~~_ the Deputy C?Go of the Tecrir~,.ca~. Branch (Division).
't'he C.0> of the Headquarters Company will receive h3.~r archers
:ram the Deputy C.O. of nTI~,R.
Chief of the Sanitorium mill rece~.ved his orders from thc~
Chief of the Sanitation Service
c~TT1~ OF' S~', 3 Wank Brigade
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Per ~,., P. Order #~f 719k8
TABLE of times far reporting to the
~.
Commanding Officer of Brigade
Reporting Officer
1.
2.
3p
t~~
5~
6~
?o
8.
9~
Deputy C.O. of the Political Section
Deputy C.O. of "TTL"
Deputy C.O. of Technical D3.vision
Ghiesf of Staff'
Chief of -(ill~:g~~e}
Chief of Chemical Serviae
Chief of Saaitatian Service
Cantro3ler - Bookkeeper
A11. ux~i.t commanders
0800--0830
083a-0900
09000930
1430~~.530
X30-~09~45
OS1~5~-10~
ic~oo-iol5
1G3~1030
u00-.1200
R~tA,T~Sg In the event of an urgent or critical situation, the reporting
aff~.cer may report at another tams than that asaigized to him,
but first abtaini*ig my permieaian by telephoned
~;HI2~F OP STAk't~ - 3 Tank Brigade
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