"PEACE LOAN" CONCENTRATION CAMPS OF NOZHAREVA AND BELENE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007500470010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2013
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 17, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE MIR 17 May 51
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1, The poor state of the Bulgarian economic situation has necessitatOd the
collection from the citizens of a "peace loan" of from one to two billion
levas. It is proposed to collect this amount in three payments over a
-Lin month period but the people will be Lble
to pay that anount, this money will be used for
t;!cs aroJ.ng of Bulgaria.*
A.;; the Nozhareva concentration canp in Tutrakan the number of political
prisoners was estimated at about five thousand during late 1949 and
-arly 1950.
%.he Belene concertration camp, situated on an island in the Danube opposite
h,,lene village, had about three thousand political prisoners, including
some Turks,durini late 1949 and early 1950, Chief of the camp is Militia
ajor Bikola Lurtev, During summer holidays the Turkish children are
sent to private camps with the Bulgarian children, ostensibly for a change
and rest, but actually to teach them Cowunis-a.
Commentg
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the government is attempting to
substantia.l sum of money rather quickly,
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