RESISTANCE TO THE COMMUNIST REGIME

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008500580009-0
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 6, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria DATE DISTR. 6 Lopt. 1951
SIJ3JECr R,esi stence to the Communist Regime
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1. ,aeven pensants from Zhilentsi (42 16N - 22 38E), recently fled to the
Rilska Mountains (sic) because of the harsh terroristic methods employed
by the officials of that village* The eleven men ore believed to have
beenoor to have become memberssof a clandestine organization known as the
Bojno Grupe (Lottie Group) which has a. fairly large resistance unit in
the Ailska Noun-Lins and maintains liaison with townspeople in the
surrounding area. Followini, the flight of these peasants, Zhilentsi
,uthorities arrested 30 residents of the villze for questioning.
2. branch of an unidentified clandestine organization, whose objective is
the overthrow of the Communist regime and whose net extends throunhout the
country, was :oceted until recently in the village of Gyueshevo (42 14N
22 28), neer the Yuoelev border. Most members of the Gyueshevo unit
were denounced and arrested in April 1951. The sentences of the following
are known: elevko Zezev, leader of the group, was sentenced to death by
hanging; Jelevka Madzova, Kiril Madzov? Kire Kirov, Stojko naserov, and
Bojan Jpsorov tir2re sentenced to 10 to 30 years imprisonment.
3. In either enril or May 1951, a town forum was held in Gyueshevo during which
official criticism was made of the Yugoslav Vascist Government". vasil
Pastr:adzimoki:, Ivan Pupcinski and Kiril Grozdanov, three Bulgarian citizens,
made co;ents to the effect that they thought the Yuuoslav Government was
Communist end not Fascist. Immediately after the meeting, the three men were
arrested, and tried for speaking against the Bulgarian regime end sub-
sequently sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each.
4. Polltical arrests continue to be made in the villages of Prekolnitsa, Skakevets
(42 11N - 23 310 and Rementsi, in the Kyustendil district. To date,
approximtely 90 village,rs and workers have been arrested*
5. Bulgarian fermers continue to sabotage the governmentts produce collection
program* It is estimated that the regime has not been able to collect more
than 70 percent of what was expected from the farmer, who continues to with-
hold as much as he can without being detected* Measures adopted by the
regime to instill terror have failed to impresn the farmers.
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6. Mine workers are also active in organized sabotage on a large scale;
especialkv in the most extensive coal mite located in Pernik. The mine
provides coal for most of Bulgaria's industries which; because of the sabotage
are running behind production schedules. In another large coal mine near
Dimitrovgrad a similar situation exists.
7. Widespread sabotage in Bulgaria has otaiged the Soviet authorities to come
out in the open in an effort to control the situation. Increasing numbers of
Soviet "instructors and experts" have appeared in Bulgaria; adding to the
existing hatred for Soviet officials because of their intervention in Bulgarian
affairs*
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