Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, General: Political and Economic Matters, Volume II

Council of Foreign Ministers File: Lot M–88: CFM London Documents

Memorandum by the Soviet Delegation to the Council of Foreign Ministers

CFM(45) 6

London, 12 September, 1945.

Proposals for a Peace Treaty With Bulgaria

1. The Soviet Delegation consider that the Peace Treaty with Bulgaria should be based on the Armistice Agreement concluded with Bulgaria on 28th October, 1944.⁷⁹ Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 of the Agreement should be included in the Peace Treaty with the relevant drafting amendments.

2. Article 13 of the Armistice Agreement should be deleted and replaced by an article under which Bulgaria undertakes to hand over to the Soviet Union in conformity with paragraphs 1 and 9 of the decisions of the Berlin Conference on reparations from Germany, the German assets located in Bulgaria.

3. The amount of reparations due from Bulgaria to Yugoslavia and Greece will have to be determined.

4. The Allied Powers will support Bulgaria’s candidature for membership of the United Nations’ Organization. Bulgaria will cooperate with the Allied Powers and execute such measures as they may adopt for the maintenance of world peace.

79. For text of the Allied Armistice with Bulgaria (with Protocol), signed at Moscow on October 28, 1944, see Executive Agreement Series No. 437; or 58 Stat. (pt. 2) 1948. For documentation on the negotiations leading to the armistice, see Foreign Relations, 1944, vol. iii, pp. 300 ff.