MILITARY INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R010800060011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 6, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INT~L~~EN~~~`~~ION REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT op No.
COUNTRY Bulgaria
SUBJECT 1~~.I.itary Informat3.on
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL OEFE NSE
OF THE UNITED SPATES WIiNIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT 50
U. 5. C.. 31 AND 32. AS AM EMOED. 1T5 7RANSMISSIOH OR THE REVELATION
OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAU7HCiA1ZED PE ASON IS PRO
MI SITED BY LAW. REPRODUCTION Of THIS TORN IS PRO HI BITEO.
DATE DISTR, h Naar. 1952
N0. OF ENCLS. 1 (c~S 3
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO 50X1
REPORT N0.
TI-iIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
THiS DpGC~,~"tiT ~~S A~' ENCLL~SQI~E ATTAC~IED
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NSRB
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-3rd gt3girteeer Battaiian cc~paniea~. ~ third campas~r had nat beeen s.dde:d tin f~t~.ias
battalcen. Verb ~'eew trneh re-e~ir~ec~ ~: ~~ ~:atta2icsn beaenees nP tha release
the 1 Q2F~ rRa~rn1t~ _ The e?n~ress ~e ~ ~ .k `~eci by the enli wtt~nt of the ~ ~`~'! ~T.~s~,
9th Ynfantrp Reg~.ment
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ones battalir~n wesra sent to a~~~; ~ ~ battaliana with their headgtaazte:rs
ae~rtt to ''~ATS~. OnSy 20~~$t~ .,~-~ ~ r~a~a the 19ths2nfgntr~r Re~3.men~;
ed i~t CRAP. Af'terwatrda. t, .z ,~st ~~+aeiment was fort~eed in ~Ag~~~~.
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~ivie~ian, ~re.s sent to the fisricist~ ~r~ ~~ a new Infantry Reegi~aent w
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n +~f thes nth Infantry _
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