MILITARY INFORMATION FROM BULGARIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800630003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 30, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Bulgaria - - _ ~.
TORC_"'l y Inforrflation from Bulgaria
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I. On 16 July 1950 five canvas-covered AA guns wore emplaced in the area
east of the barracks installation bounded by Czar Asen II, Kasarii n.a
and 2arigrdsko Schose street in. Sofia. Tile oimplacenent had been con-
structed by about 50 13ulgarian soldiers on the afternoon of 15 July
1950. The soldiers leveled the debris in the area. Travelers said that,
or 16 July 1950, they observed numerous AA gun emplacements along the
line from Kurilo (B i/L 37) to the outskirts of Sofia.
2. An employee of the state-owned Detscho Stenfanov printing shop at
1 Angel Koentschev Street, Sofia, said, in late June 1950, that valuable
machinery of the slop had been crated for shipment to an unidentified
location.
3? In late July 1950 it was learned that the building of the Bulgarian 'Tar
Ministry in Sofia was loss strictly guarded than previously. It was
rumored that the r!ar Ministry had boon moved. *
4. A Soviet general wearing a white uniform and two Bulgarian officers,
including a general, got into a Bulgarian nilitary motor vehicle at
7 Yasaryk Street, corner of Oborischto Street, Sofia, on the afternoon
of 20 July 1950.
5. Residents of the villages of Gyschevo (Y 49/D 62) and Glavanovci
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F were evacuated in June and July 1950,
6o Soviet motorized troops moved through I3otevgrad Orchanie, B 1/T, 78,, and
proceeded toward Saranzi (33 1/L 76) in the first half of July 1950,
according to a local resident of 2-Rotevgrad. The movements were observed
only at night. During the clay the :soviet troops bivouacked in woods,, A
convoy of about 100 trucks carrying Soviet troops was observed on the
night of 6 July 1950. The Soviet soldiers wore recognized by their
language, their numerous decorations and their uniforms. No Soviet troops
movements had been observed in the Botevgrad area prior to that tine,
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A large number of apartments in Kyustendil (Y 49/D 72) had also been
cleared of civilian tenants.
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7, On 11 July 1950 a former Bulgarian officer in Sofia said that
Soviet tanks with Soviet crews drove along the outskirts of
Shinien (B 5/ti 31) in early July 1950. F
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Comment. This rumor was circulated in Turkey and a peared in
t C"~rman grass, In early August 1950 it was reported that the
Bulgarian Army High Corzmnd had moved .froze Sofia to Pleven.
of soviet cor at troops cannot be judged. All previous reports on
this have not boon substantiated.
Commennt,, Information on the presence or arrival in Bulgaria
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