Bulgaria


82. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Bulgaria

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770215–1017. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Brown; cleared by Carol Owens (CU/EE); approved by Andrews.


83. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Bulgaria

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770216–0295. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Brown; cleared by Andrews; approved by Oxman.


84. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780309–1109. Confidential. Sent for information to USUN.


85. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770270–1157. Confidential. Sent for information to Belgrade, East Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Moscow, Prague, and Warsaw. Herz also met with Todor Zhivkov on June 28. (Telegram 1634 from Sofia, July 29; National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770272–0120)


87. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780451–0481. Confidential; Limdis.


88. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Vest) to the Counselor of the Department of State (Nimetz)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Bureau of European Affairs, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Bulgaria Desk, Personal Files of Retired Ambassador to Bulgaria, Raymond L. Garthoff (1960–1980), Lot 80D218, Box 1, Bilateral US-Bulgaria Relations. Confidential. Drafted by Glenn; cleared by Schmidt, Gilmore, Fried, Brown, and Kaplan. A handwritten notation indicates that the meeting was rescheduled from November 15 to November 14. This copy of the briefing memorandum is not initialed by Vest and there is no indication that Nimetz saw it. The conversation, which was reported to the Embassy in telegram 293671 to Sofia, November 18, covered the situation in Cyprus and Bulgarian-Yugoslav relations. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780476–0141). Tabs A and B are attached but not printed.


89. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Bulgaria

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780499–0186. Confidential. Drafted by Glenn and Gilmore; cleared by Schmidt; approved by Vest.


90. Memorandum From the Chief of the National Foreign Intelligence Center, Central Intelligence Agency ([name not declassified]) to the Deputy Director of the Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State (Gilmore)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Support Services (DI), Job 82T00150R, Production Case Files, Box 6, Folder 63, Could Bulgaria Go the Way of Romania?. Confidential. The salutation is handwritten. Telegram 555 from Bucharest, January 27, is attached but not printed. In the telegram, the Embassy reported on a meeting between the Deputy Chief of Mission and the French Counselor. The French diplomat, discussing the results of Brezhnev’s visit to Sofia, suggested that Bulgaria might be in position similar to early 1960s Romania, when increasing disagreements with Moscow over the direction and pace of development led Bucharest to distance itself from Soviet policies. The Embassy concluded that, if disagreements between Sofia and Moscow existed, they would be evident in Bulgarian policy toward the Balkans.


91. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790248–0379. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Sent for information to Belgrade, East Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Moscow, Prague, and Warsaw.


92. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Bulgaria

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790443–0890. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Gilmore; cleared by Vest, Frasure, and Bremer; approved by Raphel.


93. Memorandum From Stephen Larrabee of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security File, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 6, Bulgaria: 1/77–1/81. Confidential. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Brement, Blackwill, Rentschler, and Griffith. Brzezinski wrote at the top of the memorandum: “Let’s explore a single initiative as a test. ZB.”


94. Memorandum From the Former Ambassador to Bulgaria (Garthoff) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Vest)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Bureau of European Affairs, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Bulgaria Desk, Personal Files of Retired Ambassador to Bulgaria, Raymond L. Garthoff (1960–1980), Lot 80D218, Box 1, Policy Toward Bulgaria 1978–80. Secret. The date is handwritten. Copies were sent to Nimetz, Barry, Schmidt, and Gilmore. Printed from Garthoff’s copy.


95. Telegram From the Embassy in Bulgaria to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800469–0660. Secret. Sent for information to Belgrade, East Berlin, Bonn, Bucharest, Budapest, London, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Vienna, Warsaw, West Berlin, and USNATO. On a copy found in the Human Rights Bureau files, Hugh Simon (HA/EUR) wrote “Excellent Cable HS.” (National Archives, RG 59, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 1980—Human Rights and Country Files, Lot 82D177, Box 3, Bulgaria 1980)