REPORTED FORMATION OF A YUGOSLAV BRIGADE IN BULGARIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R003800260001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 29, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria/Yugoslavia CONFIDENTIAL
U&lECT Reported Formatiara. of a Yugoslalr
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. A Yugoslav Brigade is reportedly being organized at3ogradohilc in Bulgaria.
Units of this Brigade, together with units of the Fhungarian Petofi Brigade,
are said to be gtartored near Sofia.
20 A majority of the officer personnel of this Yugoslav., Brigade is Soviet,, but a
few Yugoslav officers who have remained loyal to the Russians have been
retained. /
3. Yugoslav supporters of the Russians maintain contact vrith Bulgaria through
ZaJecar. Activities of Cominf orm supporters have created several. border
incidents in this area.
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDEfVi"!AL in accordance with the
letter of 10 October 1978 from the
Direotot of Central Intelligence to the
Arohivlst of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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