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The Chargé of the Soviet Union (Novikov) to the Secretary of State
The Chargé d’Affaires of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the USA presents his compliments to the Secretary of State and [Page 287] has the honor to inform him that on August 14, 1945 the Deputy Chairman of the Allied Control Commission in Bulgaria, General S. S. Biryuzov, by instruction of the Soviet Government informed the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mr. Kimon Georgiev, that the Soviet Government had decided to restore diplomatic relations with Bulgaria and suggested an exchange of ambassadors.
The decision of the Soviet Government to restore diplomatic relations with Bulgaria was adopted because, beginning September 9, 1944, Bulgaria took an active part in the war against Germany on the side of the United Nations and because the Bulgarian people, by its struggle, contributed its share to the task of the defeat of Germany, and also taking in account that Bulgaria is loyally fulfilling the obligations imposed upon it by the armistice agreement.