874.00/11–1545: Telegram
The United States Representative in Bulgaria (Barnes) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 16—2:45 p.m.]
686. Mytel 474, August 24, reporting postponement of August 26 elections said, “This decision reflects credit on Bulgarian Govt and [Page 380] USSR”. I added, “It should not be overlooked that Prime Minister and Minister Foreign Office have now given positive evidence of correction their former views on world affairs” and suggested that in consequence Bulgarian Govt merited acceptance by US of their desire to send General Stoichev to US. I have just received a verbal message from Regent Ganev (remytel 685, November 14) pointing out that acceptance by US of Stoichev did more than any one thing to bolster Kimon Georgiev in power after August 26. Since then, however, Georgiev’s Govt has not corrected conditions in Bulgaria against which we complain under Yalta Declaration. Ganev, therefore, of opinion that any statement by US at this time against the November 18 elections should be supplemented by announcement that until Bulgarian Govt meets test of Yalta Declaration Stoichev’s representative status will be disregarded by US Govt. He believes effect here would be most pronounced.
Repeated to Moscow as 304.