BAD MORALE IN MILITARY UNITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200030018-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: April 12, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 :CIA-RDP81-010368000200030018-1
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CENTFbAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATIQH REPORT
Bulgaria
Bad Morale in Military 1Jnits
YAI T GON A Nt IN A I N A C IN N NA IONAI Nt
OF TN[~YNIT[D tTAT[t. NITN IN TN[ M[ANINO 01 TITL[ It, t[CTIONi T?
TWIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE D I STR ./~ APR I.954
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Thal report ie for the -4e~ twithln the VBII Rf the Intelligence components of the Departments or
Agendee indicated above. It !a not to be tratvmitted overseas without the concurrence oP the
originating otliae through the Asdetant Director of the. O2lice of Qollection and Dissemination, CIA.
1. Various informants have in resent weeks supplied ~; >ae; ?~:iti'>l ~Rrat~x~.~iSr
eonlirmsto~Y reports stating that signs of discontent can n,~a,~ ~?~ r,fln:;~~e~r~a~r~;a~~
both in tab Bulgarian regular ~career~ srincy and among tro~~~:1~ a~caS.~F ~N~~x.m
tour of military duty. Discontent among the troops seems L'+? be ~~.al~~~,~,r~r~~s~,~~~1.
An undetermined nulaber~oure3e can give no speeifie i~nlorm~t:tc>r ss t~~
numbers but can say only ma o! soldiers have followed the ol.d Bu.I.p;e~~~i.;~rrA
custom o! taking to the mountelina. They do thin, however, onl~r .I 2' ~;k~t~a.9e
isY no etunae o! getting aerosa the strictly guarded froT~tier. ~;~~ll~~l~~~;~?;
asrving in !'rontier garrisons, however, appear terrorized, Ins a resu~.t al"
~inatructiona" (preawuably threats given them.
2. .Some so~alers are reported to .have been shot, when they were detaotecl.
trying to get away, with t''t>