740.00116 E.W./12–3044: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
Moscow, December 30,
1944.
[Received December 30—11:34 p.m.]
[Received December 30—11:34 p.m.]
5061. Pravda December 30 publishes following Bulgarian items:
- 1.
- It is announced that on December 29 Commissar of Foreign Affairs Molotov received representative of Bulgarian Government in USSR, D. Mikhalchev.96
- 2.
- Announcement of transfer of principal Bulgarian war criminals to Bulgarian Government for trial. It is stated that in connection with beginning of trial of war criminals the Bulgarian Government requested Soviet Government to turn over for trial principal Bulgarian war criminals who had been taken into custody by command of Soviet Armies in Bulgaria. In agreement with U.S. and British Governments, Soviet Government agreed to this request and has transferred former regents of Bulgaria (1) Prince Kiril Preslavski Saxe Coburg Gotha, (2) Professor Bogdan Filov, (3) General Nikola Mikhov. Also former Bulgarian Ministers (1) Dobra Bozhilov, (2) Petr Gabrovski, (3) Dimitr Vasilev, (4) Dimitr Shishmanov, (5) Parvan Draganstv, (6) Konstantin Muraviev, (7) General Nikola Khadchi Petkov, (8) General Konstantin Lukash.
- 3.
- Brief item on progress of trials of war criminals in Bulgaria.
Sent to Department, repeated to Sofia as 18.
Harriman
- Dimiter Mihailchev, former Bulgarian Minister in the Soviet Union.↩