MILITARY ACTIVITY AND LOCATION OF POSTS IN IVAILOVGRAD, HARMANLI, AND KRUMOVGRAD DISTRICTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 2, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT Military Activity and Location of
PLACE
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1. Ivaila rad. Militia Stations are located at the following places, which come
'Mcier the jurisdiction of the Ivailovgrad District:
a. City of Ivailovgrad, composition unknoarn,
be Bridge over the Arda River. Until the beginning of 1950 this post was
composed of three men, but was subsequently enlarged. Their function is
to guard the bridge and check, Otkriti Listove, (Travel Permits).
Posts in Ivailovgrad, IIarwanli,
and Krtmtovgrad Districts
d, Mandritsa, composition unknown,
e, Pet ervun, composition unknown.
f. Zhelezino, four militiamen.
g. Gugutka, three militiamen.
c. Popsko, composed of two militiaman. One of them is Petko Georgiery Tonchev
from Popsko, and the other is a man named Stanko from Konnitsi.
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KM=sd. Some of the stations coming under the jurisdiction of Kruwovgrad
District area
a. City of Kru movgrad, composition unknown.
be Potochnitsa, six militiamen, one of whom is stationed in Strandjevo.
c. Frets (sic)& three militiamen. The chief is Dimitur Kirohev from Darets,
d, Zvezdel, four militiamen, Their duty is to check travel permits of
travelers between Krumavgrad and Tloaohilgrad.
3. Harman1i. Following are some of the Ouohastuk Stations coming under the
jurisdiction of Iiarmanli Okoliya, (District)-,
as Silen, four militiamen, In addition to the usual pistols, -snaohine
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guns, aad grenades, this post is equipped with a light machine guns
b. Topolovo, four militiamen.
o. Ddlno-I3otevo, three militiamen,
4. An of 1 August 1'50 the railroad line between Haskovo and Mcmohilgrad is
being guarded by e; special detachment of militiamen chosen especially for this
purpose. This detachment was recruited from among trusted people and none of
the personnel wan drawn from existing militia detachments. The uanberrs of the
special group receive a salary ~of 12,000 lens per month in addition to their
food. They guard the right-of-gray and all tunnels and bridges. The stations
rer'rain under the jurisdicta:on of the old militia formations. Each bridge
and tunnel is guarded by three men armed with sub-machine guns and hand
grenades,
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